The Duties of the House Holder^ Rules of Good Conduct - Verse 19
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 16 · Verse 19
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Sanskrit Original
गोभिश्च दैवतैर्विप्रैः कृष्या राजोपसेवया। कुलान्यकुलतां यान्ति यानि हीनानि धर्मतः।।
gobhiśca daivatairvipraiḥ kṛṣyā rājopasevayā| kulānyakulatāṃ yānti yāni hīnāni dharmataḥ||
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Those families which become devoid of Dharma through (sale-purchase of) cows, (paid service of) deities, and priesthood, agriculture, king’s service sink to a lower status.