Varaha Purana 195.12: Adhyaya 195, Shloka 12
Description of Sinners Abiding in Yama’s Realm
Catalog of Transgressions and the Logic of Retribution
शुश्रूषया च मुक्ताः ये लिङ्गिनः पापकर्मिणः ॥ पात्रकारी चक्रिणश्च नरा ये चाप्यधार्मिकाः ॥
śuśrūṣayā ca muktā ye liṅginaḥ pāpakarmiṇaḥ | pātrakārī cakriṇaś ca narā ye cāpy adhārmikāḥ ||
जो लोग सेवा छोड़ के आज़ाद हो गए। जो लिंग पहनते हैं पर बुरा काम करते हैं। जो बर्तन बनाते हैं, जो चक्की या पहिए का काम करते हैं। और जो धरम के बाहर हो गए।
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It reflects a recurring Purāṇic concern with hypocrisy—external religious signs (liṅga) are not treated as sufficient without ethical behavior.
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It critiques unethical conduct, including hypocrisy among outwardly religious persons, and frames certain behaviors as socially and morally blameworthy.
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