Varaha Purana 71.39: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 39
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
ऋषीणां मायया सर्वमिदं जातं विचिन्त्य वै । शशाप तान् जटाभस्ममिथ्याव्रतधरास्तथा । भविष्यथ त्रयीबाह्या वेदकर्मबहिष्कृताः ॥ ७१.३९ ॥
ṛṣīṇāṃ māyayā sarvam idaṃ jātaṃ vicintya vai | śaśāpa tān jaṭābhasma-mithyā-vrata-dharās tathā | bhaviṣyatha trayī-bāhyā veda-karma-bahiṣkṛtāḥ || 71.39 ||
Réfléchissant que tout cela était né de la māyā des ṛṣi, il les maudit : «Vous aussi—portant les cheveux en nattes et la cendre, observant des vœux mensongers—deviendrez étrangers à la triade védique, exclus des rites du Veda.»
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not stated in excerpt)
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It reflects a Purāṇic discourse on ritual legitimacy, contrasting recognized Vedic practice (trayī and veda-karma) with groups portrayed as adopting external markers (jaṭā, bhasma) while being framed as outside Vedic orthopraxy.
No geographic toponym appears in this verse; it is primarily concerned with ritual status and social-religious categorization.
The verse emphasizes integrity in vowed conduct and ritual practice, warning against “false vows” (mithyā-vrata) and presenting exclusion from Vedic rites as a consequence within the text’s normative framework.
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