What is the source of this Sanskrit verse?

This subhashitam is from Purāṇa / Vyāsa.

What are the key themes of this verse?

The key themes of this subhashitam are: merit, sin, service.

अष्टादशपुराणानां सारं व्यासेन कीर्तितम् । परोपकारः पुण्याय पापाय परपीडनम् ॥

अष्टादशeighteen

पुराणानाम्of the Puranas

सारम्essence

परोपकारःservice to others

पुण्यायfor merit

पापायfor sin

परपीडनम्tormenting others

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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