Varaha Purana 210.5: Adhyaya 210, Shloka 5
Inquiry into Moral Agency (Karma) and Practical Means for the Dissolution of Sin: the Śiśumāra Contemplation
श्रुता लोके श्रुतिस्तात श्रेयो धर्मा हि नित्यशः ॥ सम्यक्कृच्छ्राश्रितस्याथ कथं पापे मतिर्भवेत् ॥
śrutā loke śrutis tāta śreyo dharmā hi nityaśaḥ || samyakkṛcchrāśritasyātha kathaṃ pāpe matir bhavet ||
يُسمَع في العالم—ويُسمَع في الشروتي، يا سيدي العزيز—أن الدارما هي دائمًا الطريق الأسمى. فكيف لمن اعتنق التقشّف الشاق على وجهه الصحيح أن يميل قلبه إلى الإثم؟
Nārada (contextual continuation of inquiry)
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It shows Purāṇic alignment with Vedic authority (Śruti) while discussing practical ethics, echoing Dharma-śāstra concerns about discipline and moral intention.
No geographic location is specified in this verse.
It argues that sincere, rigorous moral practice should naturally reduce inclination toward wrongdoing, raising the question of why moral failure still occurs.
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