Varaha Purana 70.28: Adhyaya 70, Shloka 28
Nārāyaṇa as the Sacrificial Principle, Analysis of the Three Guṇas, and the Account of Delusion-Doctrines
वेदत्रयेऽपि यज्ञेऽस्मिन् याज्यं वेदेषु निश्चयः । यो भेदं कुरुतेऽस्माकं त्रयाणां द्विजसत्तम । स पापकाऽरी दुष्टात्मा दुर्गतिं गतिमाप्नुयात् ॥ ७०.२८ ॥
vedatraye ’pi yajñe ’smin yājyaṃ vedeṣu niścayaḥ | yo bhedaṃ kurute ’smākaṃ trayāṇāṃ dvijasattama | sa pāpakārī duṣṭātmā durgatiṃ gatim āpnuyāt || 70.28 ||
Selbst in diesem Opfer, das auf der dreifachen Veda gründet, ist das Darzubringende in den vedischen Texten eindeutig festgelegt. O Bester der Zweimalgeborenen, wer unter unseren Dreien (den drei Veden) Spaltung stiftet, ist ein Sünder, von verdorbener Gesinnung, und wird ein unheilvolles Geschick erlangen.
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It reflects a Purāṇic strategy of reinforcing Vedic textual authority and ritual standardization, emphasizing continuity among the three Vedas rather than sectarian or scholastic fragmentation.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is on Vedic textual unity and the ethics of interpretation within ritual contexts.
The verse cautions against creating divisive distinctions among the three Vedas, presenting such schism as ethically harmful and leading to an unfavorable outcome.
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