<!-- Pramāṇa, a library of Indian primary sources · https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.4.2.30 -->

[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Bhagavatapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata) › 4.2.30

# Bhagavatapurana 4.2.30

Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4.2.30

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.2.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.4.2.30)

brahma ca brāhmaṇāṃś caiva yad yūyaṃ parinindatha /  
setuṃ vidhāraṇaṃ puṃsām ataḥ pāṣaṇḍam āśritāḥ //

> 30. Since you cast reproaches on the Vedas and Brāhmins, who are the defence of (or a dam to protect) men (following the duties of the \*Varṇas\* and \*Āśramas\*), you shall embrace the creed of the Pākhaṇḍas (the unbelievers).  
> — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam

- [Previous: 4.2.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.4.2.29)
- [Next: 4.2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.4.2.31)
- [Up: 4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.4.2)

## Translations (2)

- [The Srimad Bhagavatam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-subbarau.4.2.p29) — S. Subba Rau 1928, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-mt.4.2.30) — English, machine translation

---
Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.4.2.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.4.2.30) · Pramāṇa
