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The Test for a Brāhmaṇa deserving for Śrāddha invitation - Verse 45

Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 15 · Verse 45

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Sanskrit Original

व्याकर्षणं सत्त्वनिबर्हणं च कृषिर्वणिज्या पशुपालनं च। शुश्रूषणं चाप्यगुरोररेर्वाप्यकार्यमेतद्धि सदा द्विजानाम।।

vyākarṣaṇaṃ sattvanibarhaṇaṃ ca kṛṣirvaṇijyā paśupālanaṃ ca| śuśrūṣaṇaṃ cāpyagurorarervāpyakāryametaddhi sadā dvijānām||

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Sūta replied: Ploughing, tilling, killing of animals, agriculture, marketing, breeding of cattle and serving the enemy or any one except the preceptor—all these activities are forbidden to Brāhmaṇas.