[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) › 3.17.5 # Vishnupurana 3.17.5 Viṣṇupurāṇa 3.17.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.17.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.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: > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 3.17.4x33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.17.4x33) - [Next: 3.17.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.17.6) - [Up: 3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.17) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.3.17.3) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.3.17.p3) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.3.17.5) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.17.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.17.5) · Pramāṇa