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The Duties of the House Holder^ Rules of Good Conduct - Verse 12

Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 16 · Verse 12

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Sanskrit Original

प्रेत्येह चेदृशो विप्रो गर्ह्यते ब्रह्मवादिभिः। छद्मनाचरितं यच्च व्रतं रक्षांसि गच्छति।।

pretyeha cedṛśo vipro garhyate brahmavādibhiḥ| chadmanācaritaṃ yacca vrataṃ rakṣāṃsi gacchati||

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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.