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# Atri Smriti 3.4

Atrismṛti (Atrisaṃhitā) 3.4

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri.3.4)

na vedabalamāśritya pāpakarmaratirbhavet  
ajñānācca pramādācca dahyate karma netarat

> One should not delight in sinful actions relying on the power of the Veda; / \[action done\] out of ignorance and negligence is burned away, not otherwise.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.atri~en-mt.3.4) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (3)

- [Vasiṣṭhadharmasūtra (ed. G. Bühler)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.dharma.vasistha*buhler.27.4) — Sanskrit
- [Smṛtiratnākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.acara.smrtiratnakara.2.p114.6) — Veṅkaṭanātha, Sanskrit
- [Smṛtiratnākara (Viṭṭhalanātha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.smrtiratnakara-vitthala.2.p114.6) — Viṭṭhalanātha, Sanskrit

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