Varaha Purana 70.22: Adhyaya 70, Shloka 22
Nārāyaṇa as the Sacrificial Principle, Analysis of the Three Guṇas, and the Account of Delusion-Doctrines
यद्वेदबाह्यं कर्म स्याच्छास्त्रमुद्दिश्य सेव्यते । तद्रौद्रमिति विख्यातं कनिष्ठं गदितं नृणाम् ॥ ७०.२२ ॥
yad vedabāhyaṃ karma syāc chāstram uddiśya sevyate | tad raudram iti vikhyātaṃ kaniṣṭhaṃ gaditaṃ nṛṇām || 70.22 ||
Każdy czyn, który leży poza Wedami, a jest praktykowany przy powoływaniu się na śāstrę, jest znany jako raudra; jest on określany jako najniższy wśród ludzkich dróg postępowania.
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It reflects a Purāṇic concern with evaluating practices by their relationship to Vedic authority, and it documents an internal taxonomy of conduct (karma) used in Sanskrit normative discourse.
No geographic location is referenced in this verse; the focus is on categorizing actions and their claimed scriptural basis.
The verse discourages practices considered ‘outside the Veda’ even when justified through appeals to ‘scripture,’ presenting such conduct as the lowest category for humans.
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