Varaha Purana 203.28: Adhyaya 203, Shloka 28
Enumeration and Description of Classes of Sins and Their Consequences
परिभूताऽविज्ञाता नष्टचित्ता अकीर्त्तयः ॥ अनर्च्याश्चाप्यनर्हाश्च स्वपक्षे ह्यवमानिताः
paribhūtā avijñātā naṣṭacittā akīrttayaḥ || anarchyāś cāpy anarhāś ca svapakṣe hy avamānitāḥ
അവർ അപമാനിതരും അജ്ഞാതരുമായി, ചിത്തം നശിച്ചവരും കീർത്തിയില്ലാത്തവരുമാകും; ആരാധനാർഹരല്ല, അനർഹർ, സ്വന്തം കൂട്ടത്തിലുപോലും അവമാനിതരാകും।
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The verse documents an ethics of reputation (kīrti/apakīrti) central to classical Indian social thought, where moral failure is mirrored by loss of communal recognition.
No location is mentioned; the content concerns social status and moral consequence.
Unethical behavior culminates in dishonor and exclusion—even among one’s own associates—so preserve integrity to maintain social standing.
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