Bhagavata Purana 7.15.12
Srimad Bhagavatam · 15 · Verse 12
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Sanskrit Original
विधर्म: परधर्मश्च आभास उपमा छल: । अधर्मशाखा: पञ्चेमा धर्मज्ञोऽधर्मवत्त्यजेत् ॥ १२ ॥
vidharmaḥ para-dharmaś ca ābhāsa upamā chalaḥ adharma-śākhāḥ pañcemā dharma-jño ’dharmavat tyajet
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There are five branches of irreligion, appropriately known as irreligion [vidharma], religious principles for which one is unfit [para-dharma], pretentious religion [ābhāsa], analogical religion [upadharma] and cheating religion [chala-dharma]. One who is aware of real religious life must abandon these five as irreligious.