Vishnupurana 3.8.30-31
Viṣṇupurāṇa 3.8.30-31
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- Sanskrit
3.8.30
paśupālyaṃ vaṇijyaṃ ca kṛṣiṃ ca manujeśvara
vaiśyāya jīvikāṃ brahmā dadau lokapitāmahaḥ //
"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.
3.8.31
tasyāpy adhyayanaṃ yajño dānaṃ dharmaś ca śasyate
nityanaimittikādīnām anuṣṭhānaṃ 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 (vulgate) — Sanskrit