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The Duties of the House Holder^ Rules of Good Conduct - Verse 22

Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 16 · Verse 22

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Sanskrit Original

अश्रोत्रियेषु वै दानाद वृषलेषु तथैव च। विहिताचारहीनेषु क्षिप्रं नश्यति वै कुलम।।

aśrotriyeṣu vai dānād vṛṣaleṣu tathaiva ca| vihitācārahīneṣu kṣipraṃ naśyati vai kulam||

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Indeed, a family perishes quickly by making chari¬ table gifts to those who are not well-read (in the Vedas) as well as to Vrsalas (Sudras), who do not strictly follow the regu¬ lations of the conduct of life.