[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) › 3.8.31 # Vishnupurana 3.8.31 Viṣṇupurāṇa 3.8.31 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.8.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.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. > — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition - [Previous: 3.8.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.8.30) - [Next: 3.8.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.8.32) - [Up: 3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.8) ## Translations (2) - [The Vishnu Purana: A System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-wilson.3.8.6) — Horace Hayman Wilson 1840, English - [A Prose English Translation of Vishnupuranam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu~en-dutt.3.8.p5) — Manmatha Nath Dutt 1896, English ## Other recensions (1) - [Viṣṇupurāṇa (vulgate)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu*vulgate.3.8.31) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.8.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.visnu.3.8.31) · Pramāṇa