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Viṣṇusmṛti · Chapter 29
29.7
adharmeṇa ca yaḥ prāha yaś cādharmeṇa pṛcchati
tayor anyataraḥ praiti vidveṣaṃ vādhigacchati //
29.8
dharmārthau yatra na syātāṃ śuśrūṣā vāpi tadvidhā
tatra vidyā na vaktavyā śubhaṃ bījam ivoṣare //
29.9
vidyā ha vai brahmaṇam ājagāma gopāya mā śevadhiṣṭe 'ham asti
asūyakāyānṛjave 'yatāya na māṃ brūyā avīryavatī tathā syām //
29.10
yam eva vidyāḥ śucim apramattaṃ medhāvinaṃ brahmacaryopapannam
yas te na druhyet katamac ca nāha tasmai māṃ brūyā nidhipāya brahman //
Original text: Viṣṇusmṛti · Edition: V. Krishnamacharya Viṣṇusmṛti with the commentary of Keśavavaijayantī of Nandapaṇḍita Madras The Adyar Library and Research Centre 2 The Adyar Library Series 93,1-2 · Data entry I. Shima · GRETIL (Göttingen) · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0