Varaha Purana 139.121: Adhyaya 139, Shloka 121
The Glory of Varāha’s Rite: Merits of Cow-dung Plastering, Sweeping, Singing, Instrumental Music, and Dance
with a Truth-Vow Exemplum
सूत्रमन्त्रपरिभ्रष्टो यज्ञकर्मसु निष्ठितः॥ ततोऽहं याजयाम्यज्ञान् लोभमोहप्रपीडितः॥
sūtramantraparibhraṣṭo yajñakarmasu niṣṭhitaḥ || tato 'haṁ yājayāmy ajñān lobhamohaprapīḍitaḥ
मैंने सूत्र और मंत्र छोड़ दिए थे, फिर भी यज्ञ करता था। ग्रीड और माया में फंसके मैं लोगों से गलत यज्ञ करवाता था।
Brahmarākṣasa (implied by continuation of the episode; speaker not explicitly tagged in this line)
FAQs
It documents an internal critique of ritual authority: performance without fidelity to textual-ritual standards, motivated by moral failings.
No geographic location is indicated; the focus is ritual-ethical.
Ritual action is ethically evaluated; greed and delusion are framed as corrupting forces that distort religious/ritual responsibility.
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