Varaha Purana 71.41: Adhyaya 71, Shloka 41
Vision of the Trimūrti in Rudra, the Gautama Curse, the Manifestation of the Godāvarī, and the Niḥśvāsa-saṃhitā Account
यदि नाम कलौ सर्वे भविष्यन्ति द्विजोत्तमाः । उपकारीणि ये ते हि अपकर्तार एव हि । इत्थंभूता अपि कलौ भक्तिभाजो भवन्तु ते ॥ ७१.४१ ॥
yadi nāma kalau sarve bhaviṣyanti dvijottamāḥ | upakāriṇi ye te hi apakartāra eva hi | itthaṁbhūtā api kalau bhaktibhājo bhavantu te || 71.41 ||
కలియుగములో అందరూ ‘ద్విజోత్తములు’గా భావింపబడినప్పటికీ, బయటకు ఉపకారులుగా కనిపించువారే నిజానికి అపకారులే; అయినా కలిలో అటువంటి వారైనా భక్తిలో భాగస్వాములు కావుగాక।
Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not given in excerpt)
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It reflects a common Purāṇic motif: critique of moral decline in Kali-yuga, especially the tension between social status (e.g., ‘dvijottama’) and actual ethical conduct.
No specific geographic location is named in this verse; the focus is social-ethical characterization within the Kali-yuga framework.
The verse cautions that outwardly ‘helpful’ behavior may conceal harmful intent, while still expressing a non-coercive ethical hope that such persons may turn toward devotion (bhakti) despite their faults.
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