Varaha Purana 139.107: Adhyaya 139, Shloka 107
The Glory of Varāha’s Rite: Merits of Cow-dung Plastering, Sweeping, Singing, Instrumental Music, and Dance
with a Truth-Vow Exemplum
स तु तारयते जन्तुर्दश पूर्वान्दशापरान्॥ न पठेन्मूर्खमध्ये तु पिशुनानां पुरो न च॥
sa tu tārayate jantur daśa pūrvān daśāparān || na paṭhen mūrkhamadhye tu piśunānāṃ puro na ca ||
वो इंसान अपने पहले दस लोगों को और बाद के दस लोगों को भी ले जाता है। लेकिन यह मूर्खों के बीच में मत पढ़ना। और झूठ बोलने वाले लोगों के सामने भी नहीं।
Varāha
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