The Duties of the House Holder^ Rules of Good Conduct - Verse 17
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 16 · Verse 17
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Sanskrit Original
याजनं योनिसंबन्धं सहवासं च भाषणम। कुर्वाणः पतते जन्तुस्तस्माद यत्नेन वर्जयेत।।
yājanaṃ yonisaṃbandhaṃ sahavāsaṃ ca bhāṣaṇam| kurvāṇaḥ patate jantustasmād yatnena varjayet||
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The creature (person) who officiates in their sacrifice, has matrimonial alliance with them, who talks to them and who stays along with them faces downfall. Hence, he should avoid it scrupulously.