Vishnupurana 3.8.33
Viṣṇupurāṇa 3.8.33
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- Sanskrit
3.8.33
dānaṃ ca dadyāc chūdro 'pi pākayajñair yajeta ca
pitryādikaṃ ca vai sarvaṃ śūdraḥ kurvīta tena vai //
"Attendance upon the three regenerate castes is the province of the Śúdra, and by that he is to subsist, or by the profits of trade, or the earnings of mechanical labour. He is also to make gifts; and he may offer the sacrifices in which food is presented, as well as obsequial offerings.
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