By what means men are exempted from the authority of Yama, as narrated by Bhishma to Nakula - Verse 20
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 3 · Verse 7.20
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Sanskrit Original
न चलति निजवर्णधर्मतो यः सममतिर आत्मसुहृद्विपक्षपक्षे न हरति न च हन्ति किंचिद उच्चैः सितमनसं तम अवैहि विष्णुभक्तम ।।
na calati nijavarṇadharmato yaḥ samamatir ātmasuhṛdvipakṣapakṣe na harati na ca hanti kiṃcid uccaiḥ sitamanasaṃ tam avaihi viṣṇubhaktam ||
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He who does not waver from his own dharma, whose mind is impartial towards friends and foes alike, does not harm or kill anything; such a pure-hearted one is indeed a devotee of Vishnu.