Vishnupurana 3.15.55-56
Viṣṇupurāṇa 3.15.55-56
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- Sanskrit
3.15.55
somādhāraḥ pitṛgaṇo yogādhāraś ca candramāḥ
śrāddhe yoginiyogas tu tasmād bhūpāla śasyate //
"The class of Pitris derives support from the moon, and the moon is sustained by acts of austere devotion. Hence the appointment of one who practises austerities is most desirable. A Yogi set before a thousand Brahmans enables the institutor of obsequial rites to enjoy all his desires."
3.15.56
sahasrasyāpi viprāṇāṃ yogī cet purataḥ sthitaḥ
sarvān bhoktṝṃs tārayati yajamānaṃ tathā nṛpa //
"The class of Pitris derives support from the moon, and the moon is sustained by acts of austere devotion. Hence the appointment of one who practises austerities is most desirable. A Yogi set before a thousand Brahmans enables the institutor of obsequial rites to enjoy all his desires."
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 (vulgate) — Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Varāhapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit