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Indra comes to Dwārakā, and reports to Krishna the tyranny of Naraka - Verse 17

Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 4 · Verse 24.17

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Sanskrit Original

ततश चार्थ एवाभिजनहेतुः। धनम एवाशेषधर्महेतुः। अभिरुचिर एव दाम्पत्यसंबन्धहेतुः। स्त्रीत्वम एवोपभोगहेतुः। अनृतम एव व्यवहारजयहेतुः। रत्नताम्रभागितैव पृथिवीहेतुः। ब्रह्मसूत्रम एव विप्रत्वहेतुः। लिङ्गधारणम एवाश्रमहेतुः। अन्याय एव वृत्तिहेतुः।।

tataś cārtha evābhijanahetuḥ| dhanam evāśeṣadharmahetuḥ| abhirucir eva dāmpatyasaṃbandhahetuḥ| strītvam evopabhogahetuḥ| anṛtam eva vyavahārajayahetuḥ| ratnatāmrabhāgitaiva pṛthivīhetuḥ| brahmasūtram eva vipratvahetuḥ| liṅgadhāraṇam evāśramahetuḥ| anyāya eva vṛttihetuḥ||

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Thus, wealth is the cause of lineage; wealth is the cause of all dharma; attraction is the cause of marital relationships; femininity is the cause of enjoyment; falsehood is the cause of success in dealings; preciousness and copper are the causes of the earth; the Brahma Sutra is the cause of Brahminhood; the holding of the linga is the cause of ashrama; and injustice is the cause of livelihood.