Varaha Purana 211.33: Adhyaya 211, Shloka 33
Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī
दाम्भिका भिन्नमर्यादा नायमस्तीति वादिनः ॥ असत्प्रतिग्रहे सक्ता अगम्यागमने रताः
dāmbhikā bhinnamaryādā nāyam astīti vādinaḥ | asatpratigrahe saktā agamyāgamane ratāḥ ||
వారు దంభికులు, స్థాపితమైన మర్యాదా-సీమలను అతిక్రమించేవారు; “ఇది (ధర్మవ్యవస్థ) లేదు” అని వాదించేవారు; అనుచిత దానగ్రహణంలో ఆసక్తులు, గమనం నిషిద్ధమైనవారియందు గమనంలో రతులు.
Pṛthivī (inquirer, addressing Sureśvara)
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The verse preserves a normative social vocabulary (maryādā, pratigraha) that overlaps with Dharma-śāstra discourse, useful for studying how Purāṇas popularized ethical ideals.
No geographic location is named in this verse.
It critiques hypocrisy, rejection of moral order, unethical material transactions, and prohibited sexual relations as serious moral deviations.
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