Shiva Purana

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व्रतान्येतानि नियमात्कर्तव्यानि द्विजन्मभिः ॥ व्रतान्येतानि तु त्यक्त्वा जायन्ते तस्करा द्विजाः ॥ १६ ॥

The sacred rites shall always be performed regularly by the brahmins. By abandoning these Vratas, brahmins become robbers.

english translation

vratAnyetAni niyamAtkartavyAni dvijanmabhiH ॥ vratAnyetAni tu tyaktvA jAyante taskarA dvijAH ॥ 16 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript