Varaha Purana 202.19: Adhyaya 202, Shloka 19
Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences
अदानव्रतिनो विप्रा वेदविक्रयिणस्तथा ॥ सर्वकर्माणि कुर्युर्हि दीयते न च किञ्चन
adānavratino viprā vedavikrayiṇas tathā || sarvakarmāṇi kuryur hi dīyate na ca kiñcana
पंडित जो कुछ देने का व्रत नहीं रखते। और जो वेद बेच देते हैं। यह लोग सारे काम कर लें, लेकिन कुछ भी नहीं देते।
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It indicates tensions around ritual authority, gift-economy ideals, and the monetization of sacred knowledge, themes also discussed across Dharmaśāstra traditions.
None; the verse addresses social-ethical categories rather than a pilgrimage geography.
Ritual performance is ethically incomplete without generosity; commodifying learning is criticized within this moral framework.
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