Vishnupurana 3.17.5-8
Viṣṇupurāṇa 3.17.5-8
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- Sanskrit
3.17.5
parāśara uvāca:
ṛgyajuḥsāmasaṃjñeyaṃ trayī varṇāvṛtir dvija
etām ujjhati yo mohāt sa nagnaḥ pātakī smṛtaḥ //
PARÁŚARA.--The Rig, Yajur, and Sáma Vedas constitute the triple covering of the several castes, and the sinner who throws this off is said to be naked (or apostate). The three Vedas are the raiment of all the orders of men, and when that is discarded they are left bare. On this subject hear what I heard my grandfather, the pious Vaśisht́ha, relate to the magnanimous Bhíshma:
3.17.6
trayī samastavarṇānāṃ dvija saṃvaraṇaṃ yataḥ
nagno bhavaty ujjhitāyām atas tasyām asaṃśayam //
PARÁŚARA.--The Rig, Yajur, and Sáma Vedas constitute the triple covering of the several castes, and the sinner who throws this off is said to be naked (or apostate). The three Vedas are the raiment of all the orders of men, and when that is discarded they are left bare. On this subject hear what I heard my grandfather, the pious Vaśisht́ha, relate to the magnanimous Bhíshma:
3.17.7
idaṃ ca śrūyatām anyad bhīṣmāya sumahātmane
kathayām āsa dharmajño vasiṣṭho 'smatpitāmahaḥ //
PARÁŚARA.--The Rig, Yajur, and Sáma Vedas constitute the triple covering of the several castes, and the sinner who throws this off is said to be naked (or apostate). The three Vedas are the raiment of all the orders of men, and when that is discarded they are left bare. On this subject hear what I heard my grandfather, the pious Vaśisht́ha, relate to the magnanimous Bhíshma:
3.17.8
mayāpi tasya gadataḥ śrutam etan mahātmanaḥ
nagnasaṃbandhi maitreya yat pṛṣṭo 'ham iha tvayā //
PARÁŚARA.--The Rig, Yajur, and Sáma Vedas constitute the triple covering of the several castes, and the sinner who throws this off is said to be naked (or apostate). The three Vedas are the raiment of all the orders of men, and when that is discarded they are left bare. On this subject hear what I heard my grandfather, the pious Vaśisht́ha, relate to the magnanimous Bhíshma:
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