Shloka 80
मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः
Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association
नरेन्द्र स्मर्यताम् आत्मा ह्य् अलं ते गृध्रचेष्टया पाषण्डालापजातो ऽयं दोषो यद् गृध्रतां गतः
narendra smaryatām ātmā hy alaṃ te gṛdhraceṣṭayā pāṣaṇḍālāpajāto 'yaṃ doṣo yad gṛdhratāṃ gataḥ
হে নৰেন্দ্ৰ! তোমাৰ উচ্চ আত্মস্বৰূপ স্মৰণ কৰা; এই গৃধ্ৰসদৃশ আচৰণ যথেষ্ট। পাষণ্ডৰ আলাপৰ পৰা জন্মা এই দোষে তোমাক মৃতভোজী গৃধ্ৰৰ অৱস্থালৈ টানি নিলে।
A moral admonisher within the dynastic narrative (as recounted by Sage Parāśara to Maitreya); the verse is addressed to a king (narendra).
FAQs
It is a sharp metaphor for rapacity and unjust appropriation—warning that a ruler who governs by greed falls from dharma and becomes morally ‘carrion-minded’ rather than protective.
Through the dynastic narration, the correction begins with ātmā-smaraṇa—remembering one’s true duty and inner self—followed by rejecting corrupting influences that normalize adharma.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the Purana’s framework assumes kingship is accountable to Vishnu’s cosmic order; the king’s dharma is meaningful because sovereignty ultimately rests in the Supreme Reality who sustains righteousness.