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The Righteous Duties of Castes and Stages in Life - Verse 38

Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 2 · Verse 38

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Sanskrit Original

शुश्रूषैव द्विजातीनां शूद्राणां धर्मसाधनम। कारुकर्म तथाजीवः पाकयज्ञो ऽपि धर्मतः।।

śuśrūṣaiva dvijātīnāṃ śūdrāṇāṃ dharmasādhanam| kārukarma tathājīvaḥ pākayajño 'pi dharmataḥ||

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Bhrgu and others heard the Dharma Sastra from his mouth, as proclaimed by him and promulgated them (Dharmas) again as follows: O excellent Brahmanas, there are six duties of Brahmanas^ viz. performance of sacrifices, pre¬ siding over the sacrifices of others, giving of charitable gifts, acceptance of charitable donations, Vedic studies and teaching