The Test for a Brāhmaṇa deserving for Śrāddha invitation - Verse 42
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 15 · Verse 42
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वृथा मुण्डाश्च जटिलाः सर्वे कार्पटिकास्तथा। निर्घृणान्भिन्नवृत्तांश्च सर्वभक्षांश्च वर्जयेत।।
vṛthā muṇḍāśca jaṭilāḥ sarve kārpaṭikāstathā| nirghṛṇānbhinnavṛttāṃśca sarvabhakṣāṃśca varjayet||
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Sūta replied: Those who purposelessly shave off their heads, those who aimlessly keep their hairs matted and all those who maintain themselves by carrying sacred waters, are defilers of the row. One shall avoid all those persons who are merciless, who break the rules of good conduct and who eat anything and everything.