The Righteous Duties of Castes and Stages in Life - Verse 39
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 2 · Verse 39
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Sanskrit Original
ततः स्थितेषु वर्णेषु स्थापयामास चाश्रमान। गृहस्थं च वनस्थं च भिक्षुकं ब्रह्मचारिणम।।
tataḥ sthiteṣu varṇeṣu sthāpayāmāsa cāśramān| gṛhasthaṃ ca vanasthaṃ ca bhikṣukaṃ brahmacāriṇam||
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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