Vishnupurana 3.8.31
Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate) 3.8.31
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- Sanskrit
3.8.31
tasyāpyadhyayanaṃ yajño dānaṃ dharmaś ca śasyate /
nityanaimittikādīnāmanuṣṭhānaṃ ca karmaṇām //
"Brahmá, the great parent of creation, gave to the Vaiśya the occupations of commerce and agriculture, and the feeding of flocks and herds, for his means of livelihood; and sacred study, sacrifice, and donation are also his duties, as is the observance of fixed and occasional rites.
Translations (2)
- The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English
- A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English
Other recensions (1)
- Viṣṇupurāṇa (critical edition) — Sanskrit