[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Vishnupurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu) › 3.10.1-3 # Vishnupurana 3.10.1-3 Viṣṇupurāṇa 3.10.1-3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.10.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.10.1) sagara uvāca: kathitaṃ cāturāśramyaṃ cāturvarṇyakriyās tathā puṃsaḥ kriyām ahaṃ śrotum icchāmi dvijasattama // > SAGARA then addressed Aurva, and said, "You have described to me, venerable Brahman, the duties of the four orders and of the four castes. I am now desirous to hear from you the religious institutes which men should individually observe, whether they be invariable, occasional, or voluntary. Describe these to me; for all things are known, chief of Bhrigu's race, unto you." To this Aurva replied, "I will communicate to you, oh king, that which you have asked, the invariable and occasional rites which men should perform: do you attend. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition ### [3.10.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.10.2) nityāṃ naimittikīṃ kāmyāṃ kriyāṃ puṃsām aśeṣataḥ samākhyāhi bhṛguśreṣṭha sarvajño hy asi me mataḥ // > SAGARA then addressed Aurva, and said, "You have described to me, venerable Brahman, the duties of the four orders and of the four castes. I am now desirous to hear from you the religious institutes which men should individually observe, whether they be invariable, occasional, or voluntary. Describe these to me; for all things are known, chief of Bhrigu's race, unto you." To this Aurva replied, "I will communicate to you, oh king, that which you have asked, the invariable and occasional rites which men should perform: do you attend. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition ### [3.10.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.10.3) aurva uvāca: yad etad uktaṃ bhavatā nityanaimittikāśritam tad ahaṃ kathayiṣyāmi śṛṇuṣvaikamanā nṛpa // > SAGARA then addressed Aurva, and said, "You have described to me, venerable Brahman, the duties of the four orders and of the four castes. I am now desirous to hear from you the religious institutes which men should individually observe, whether they be invariable, occasional, or voluntary. Describe these to me; for all things are known, chief of Bhrigu's race, unto you." To this Aurva replied, "I will communicate to you, oh king, that which you have asked, the invariable and occasional rites which men should perform: do you attend. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.3.10.1) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.3.10.p1) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.3.10.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.10.1-3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.10.1-3) · Pramāṇa