A Sūtra-like Manual of Expiations for Ritual Transgressions
अद्यापि ते न जानन्ति ह्यनघे संहितव्रताः ॥ कृत्वा सुदुष्करं कर्म सर्वभूतपतिं हरिम् ॥
adyāpi te na jānanti hy anaghe saṃhitavratāḥ || kṛtvā suduṣkaraṃ karma sarvabhūtapatiṃ harim ||
హే అనఘే! ఈనాటికీ సంయతవ్రతులు తెలియకున్నారు—అత్యంత దుష్కరమైన కర్మను చేసి కూడా—హరి సర్వభూతపతి అని.
Varāha
It exemplifies Purāṇic pedagogy: disciplined practitioners are depicted as still lacking insight, underscoring the text’s role as an explanatory authority within its narrative world.
No geographic location is mentioned in this verse.
Discipline alone is presented as insufficient without understanding; ethical and spiritual action requires discernment (jñāna) in addition to practice (vrata/karma).
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
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