Varaha Purana 155.71: Adhyaya 155, Shloka 71
The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha
अभिगच्छति मन्दात्मा तत्पापं मे भवेत् तदा ॥ राजपत्नीं ब्रह्मपत्नीं विधवां योऽभिगच्छति
abhigacchati mandātmā tatpāpaṃ me bhavet tadā || rājapatnīṃ brahmapatnīṃ vidhavāṃ yo 'bhigacchati
إن اقترب ذو عقلٍ واهن (منهنّ)، فإن ذلك الإثم يقع عليّ في تلك الساعة. ومن يقترب من زوجة ملك، أو زوجة براهمن، أو أرملة…
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)
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