Shloka 30
यमस्य अधिकारभङ्गः — वैष्णवस्य लक्षणम्
Freedom from Yama through Hari-śaraṇāgati
परमसुहृदि बान्धवे कलत्रे सुततनयापितृमातृभृत्यवर्गे शठमतिर् उपयाति यो ऽर्थतृष्णां तम् अधमचेष्टम् अवैहि नास्य भक्तम्
paramasuhṛdi bāndhave kalatre sutatanayāpitṛmātṛbhṛtyavarge śaṭhamatir upayāti yo 'rthatṛṣṇāṃ tam adhamaceṣṭam avaihi nāsya bhaktam
Ketahuilah bahawa orang yang berfikiran licik, yang bahkan terhadap sahabat karibnya, kerabatnya, pasangannya, anak-anaknya, ibu bapanya, dan para pelayannya, mendekati mereka dengan haus akan kekayaan, adalah orang yang hina dan bukan penganut sejati.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse frames greed as a moral and spiritual corruption that turns even sacred relationships into transactions, marking such a person as unfit to be called a true devotee.
Parāśara defines the hypocrite by inner motive: if one approaches even loved ones with deceit and acquisitiveness, their conduct is ‘adhama’ and their claim to devotion is rejected.
By tying devotion to ethical purity and non-exploitative relationships, the Purana presents bhakti to Vishnu as inseparable from dharma—devotion is proven by character, not merely by profession or ritual.