Varaha Purana 155.71: Adhyaya 155, Shloka 71
The Efficacy and Sacred Merit of Akrūra Tīrtha
अभिगच्छति मन्दात्मा तत्पापं मे भवेत् तदा ॥ राजपत्नीं ब्रह्मपत्नीं विधवां योऽभिगच्छति
abhigacchati mandātmā tatpāpaṃ me bhavet tadā || rājapatnīṃ brahmapatnīṃ vidhavāṃ yo 'bhigacchati
जो कोई भी बेवकूफ़ इंसान उनके पास जाए, उसका पाप मेरे ऊपर आएगा। राजा की पत्नी, ब्राह्मण की पत्नी या विधवा, किसी भी औरत के पास जाना पाप है।
Varāha (default framework; speaker not explicit in this fragment)
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