The Duties of the House Holder^ Rules of Good Conduct - Verse 11
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 16 · Verse 11
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Sanskrit Original
न धर्मस्यापदेशेन पापं कृत्वा व्रतं चरेत। व्रतेन पापं प्रच्छाद्य कुर्वन स्त्रीशूद्रदम्भनम।।
na dharmasyāpadeśena pāpaṃ kṛtvā vrataṃ caret| vratena pāpaṃ pracchādya kurvan strīśūdradambhanam||
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Under the pretext of a holy vow, one should not commit sins and perform holy rites. A Brahmana who conceals his sins by means of holy rites and depends on womenfolk and Sudras is despised here and hereafter by the expounders of the Brahman. A Vrata (holy rite) performed under a false pretext goes to the Raksasas.