Characteristics of Sages and of Mantras - Verse 48
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 33 · Verse 48
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Sanskrit Original
पुराकृतिपुराकल्पौ व्यवधारणकल्पना। उपमा च दशैते वै विधयो ब्राह्मणस्य तु।।
purākṛtipurākalpau vyavadhāraṇakalpanā| upamā ca daśaite vai vidhayo brāhmaṇasya tu||
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Sūta said:: Ten modes or formations of the Brāhmaṇas, which had been laid down formerly by the sages conversant with the principles of Yajña, are as follows—Hetu (Reason) Nirvacana (Specific explanation) Nindā (Censure) Praśasti, (Praise) Saṃśaya (Doubt), Nidhi (Deposit) Purākṛti (Previous action), Purākalpa (Previous Kalpa), Vyavadhāraṇa-Kalpanā (Conception of ascertainment), Upamā (Comparison).