Devi Bhagavatam 9.33.51 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 33, Shloka 51
Nana Karma Vipaka Phala Kathanam
महाव्रणी दरिद्रश्च ततः शुद्धी भवेन्नरः । यो हि चर्माक्तहस्तेन देवद्रव्यमुपस्मृशेत्
mahāvraṇī daridraśca tataḥ śuddhī bhavennaraḥ | yo hi carmāktahastena devadravyamupasmṛśet
ત્યારબાદ તે મહાવ્રણી અને દરિદ્ર મનુષ્ય બને છે, પછી તે શુદ્ધ થાય છે. જે મનુષ્ય ચામડાવાળા હાથે દેવદ્રવ્યનો સ્પર્શ કરે છે...
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Narrator: Narayana
Listener: Narada
Dialogue Context: Explaining the consequences of touching deity items with impure hands (leather).
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Text: Strict injunction against wearing belts, shoes, or carrying leather items inside temples or during Puja.
Text: Emphasizes absolute physical purity and the exclusion of anything associated with death (like leather) from the divine presence.
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Leather is considered ritually impure (as it comes from a dead animal). Touching sacred items with it defiles the sanctity of the worship.
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