The Test for a Brāhmaṇa deserving for Śrāddha invitation - Verse 51
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 15 · Verse 51
Sanskrit Original
वृत्तिरेषा तु वैश्यस्य ब्राह्मणस्य तु पातकम। आहरेद्भृतितो वेदान वेदेभ्यश्चोपजीवति।।
vṛttireṣā tu vaiśyasya brāhmaṇasya tu pātakam| āharedbhṛtito vedān vedebhyaścopajīvati||
Sūta replied: This is the profession of a Vaiśya but a sinful activity in the case of Brāhmaṇa. He who studies Vedas by means of hiring charges (charging tuition fees) and he who makes a living through the Vedas—these two do not deserve Śrāddha invitation. The son-in-law also does not deserve Śrāddha invitation. The person who approaches his wife in vaṃ (?), the person who sacrifices in vain (?), these two do not deserve Śrāddha invitation. One shall not feed in Śrāddha a Brāhmaṇa who is a usurer, those persons whose wives love others, those persons who love other persons’ wives and those who are too much fond of wealth and sex.