संतुष्टा ये हि विप्रास्ते नान्ये वेषधरा ह्यमी । स्वधर्मनिरता राजन्निर्दंभा निरवग्रहाः
saṃtuṣṭā ye hi viprāste nānye veṣadharā hyamī | svadharmaniratā rājannirdaṃbhā niravagrahāḥ
संतुष्टा ये हि विप्रास्ते सत्यं विप्राः; अन्ये तु वेषधारिणः। स्वधर्मनिरता राजन्, निर्दम्भा निरवग्रहाः।
Vāmana
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vāmana defines the true brahmin: content, devoted to svadharma, without pretence or possessiveness; the king is addressed directly as ‘rājan’.
Authentic holiness is measured by contentment, integrity, and dedication to duty—not by external appearance.
Kedāra-kṣetra is the broader frame of the Kedārakhaṇḍa; this verse provides universal dharma guidance within that sacred narrative.
None explicitly; it outlines inner qualifications for those who accept gifts and perform dharma.
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