Shiva Purana

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मिथ्यागुणैर्य आत्मानं नयत्युत्कर्षतां बलात् ॥ गुणानपि निरुद्वास्य स च वै ब्रह्महा भवेत् ॥ २७॥

He who pretends to have the qualities he does not have and gains recognition for the same and he who conceals his bad attributes is a brahmin-slayer.

english translation

mithyAguNairya AtmAnaM nayatyutkarSatAM balAt ॥ guNAnapi nirudvAsya sa ca vai brahmahA bhavet ॥ 27॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript