अध्याय ४८
श्लोक 1
[[इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे तृतीयांशे नवमो ऽध्यायः ]] कथितं चातुराश्रम्यं चातुर्वर्ण्यक्रियास् तथा पुंसः क्रियाम् अहं श्रोतुम् इच्छामि द्विजसत्तम
[[iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe tṛtīyāṃśe navamo 'dhyāyaḥ ]] kathitaṃ cāturāśramyaṃ cāturvarṇyakriyās tathā puṃsaḥ kriyām ahaṃ śrotum icchāmi dvijasattama
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे पृथिवीपते! चैत्यवृक्षके नीचे, आँगनमें, तीर्थमें, पशुशालामें, चौराहेपर, श्मशानमें, उपवनमें अथवा जलमें भी मैथुन करना उचित नहीं
English
Oagara said:— foremost of twice-born ones, you have described to me the duties of the four orders and four castes. I wish to hear from you the religious observances of men. Methinks you know every thing, foremost of Vrigus, tell me all about these observances, either invariable occasional or voluntary. Whereto Aurva replied, «' I sball describe to you all you have asked, the invariable and oeca- sional ceremonies ot men : do you hear, king.