Varaha Purana 68.19: Adhyaya 68, Shloka 19
Dharma Across the Four Yugas, the Disruption of Social Conduct, and Ritual Purification from Varṇa-Mixing Transgressions
अथवा पररूपं यो वेद ब्राह्मणपुङ्गवः । वेदाध्यायी पापशतैः कृतैरपि न लिप्यते ॥ ६८.१९ ॥
athavā pararūpaṃ yo veda brāhmaṇapuṅgavaḥ | vedādhyāyī pāpaśataiḥ kṛtair api na lipyate || 68.19 ||
അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പരരൂപം അറിയുകയും വേദാധ്യയനത്തിൽ നിഷ്ഠയുള്ളവനുമായ ബ്രാഹ്മണശ്രേഷ്ഠൻ, ചെയ്തിട്ടുള്ള നൂറുകണക്കിന് പാപങ്ങളാലും മലിനനാകുന്നില്ല.
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It reflects a Purāṇic-era valuation of Vedic learning and metaphysical knowledge as key markers of elite religious-literary culture, emphasizing moral purification through study and insight.
No geographic location is mentioned in this verse; it is primarily an ethical-philosophical statement about knowledge and moral purity.
The verse presents disciplined Vedic study and knowledge of a ‘higher form’ (pararūpa) as protective against moral defilement, foregrounding learning and insight as instruments of ethical transformation.
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