PuranaPurana / Smriti
पुराणानि
Puranas
Attributed to Veda Vyasa4th–12th Century CEPurana / Smriti
Eighteen major texts transmitting cosmogony, genealogy, dharma, and devotional teachings through narrative. The referenced verse conveys the Puranic teaching that service to realized beings earns greater spiritual merit than classical ritual — democratizing Vedic wisdom for all sections of society.
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Subhashitam
Subhashitams from this grantha
aṣṭādaśapurāṇānāṃ sāraṃ vyāsena kīrtitam | paropakāraḥ puṇyāya pāpāya parapīḍanam ||
In all the eighteen Puranas, sage Vyasa emphasizes only two moral precepts: rendering service to people is merit (punya) and harassing them is evil.
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