Varaha Purana 198.68: Adhyaya 198, Shloka 68
Description of the Torments within the Cycle of Rebirth: Hymn to Yama and the Introduction to Citragupta’s Administration
निर्लज्जा गृहका देया याचितुं मनसा हिताः ॥ सुलभानि न दत्तानि विभवे सति लौकिके
nirlajjā gṛhakā deyā yācituṃ manasā hitāḥ || sulabhāni na dattāni vibhave sati laukike
यह घर में रह कर भी शर्म नहीं रखते। इनका मन बस माँगने में लगा रहता है। जब इनके पास दुनिया की चीज़ें थीं, तब भी यह वोह चीज़ें नहीं दी जो आसान थीं।
Varāha
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It echoes the social ethic of dāna found across Sanskrit literature, where withholding small, feasible assistance is treated as a notable moral failure.
No geographic place-name is present; the focus is on household ethics and social reciprocity.
Do not withhold simple, readily available help—especially when one has the means—since ethical evaluation includes everyday acts of giving.
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