The legend of Yājñavalkya’s receiving the Veda from the Sun-God - Verse 194
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 35 · Verse 194
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Sanskrit Original
पितॄणां प्रजाया चैव देवानामिज्यया तथा। शतंवर्षसहस्राणां धर्मे वर्णात्मके स्थिताः।।
pitṝṇāṃ prajāyā caiva devānāmijyayā tathā| śataṃvarṣasahasrāṇāṃ dharme varṇātmake sthitāḥ||
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Yājñavalkya said:: Men begin to perform holy rites along with the Devas. By means of the vow of celibacy they repay the debts unto the sages. By means of progeny they repay the debts unto the Pitṛs, and by means of sacrifice they repay the debts unto the Devas. They abide by the Dharma consisting of the discipline of conduct for (different) castes for a hundred thousand years.