The glory of the five-syllabled Mantra (pañcākṣara-māhātmya) - Verse 139
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 85.139
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Sanskrit Original
शूद्रान्नं यातयामान्नं नैवेद्यं श्राद्धमेव च। गणान्नं समुदायान्नं राजान्नं च विवर्जयेत।।
śūdrānnaṃ yātayāmānnaṃ naivedyaṃ śrāddhameva ca| gaṇānnaṃ samudāyānnaṃ rājānnaṃ ca vivarjayet||
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The lord said: One who performs the rites laid down for him is always my favourite. In the evening and in the morning he shall practise worship with a delighted mind. He shall begin the rite, clean in mind and body before sunrise and before sunset and perform it duly. A brahmin shall not transgress Sandhya due to lust, delusion, fear or covetousness. Since by giving up Sandhya prayers, the brahmin falls off from the status of brahminhood.