Shloka 48
मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः
Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association
ब्राह्मणाद्याश् च ये वर्णाः स्वधर्माद् अन्यतोमुखम् यान्ति ते नग्नसंज्ञां तु हीनकर्मस्व् अवस्थिताः
brāhmaṇādyāś ca ye varṇāḥ svadharmād anyatomukham yānti te nagnasaṃjñāṃ tu hīnakarmasv avasthitāḥ
ব্রাহ্মণাদি যে বর্ণসমূহ স্বধর্ম থেকে মুখ ফিরিয়ে অন্য পথে যায়, তারা নীচ কর্মে প্রতিষ্ঠিত বলে ‘নগ্ন’ নামে অভিহিত হয়।
Sage Parāśara (in discourse to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse frames svadharma as the stabilizing duty of each varna; abandoning it is portrayed as a fall into “hīna” (degraded) conduct that disrupts moral and social order.
Parāśara describes it as ‘anyatomukha’—turning away from one’s rightful orientation—resulting in a stigmatized status (‘nagna-saṃjñā’) associated with inferior actions.
Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the teaching rests on Vaishnava dharma: sustaining the divine order that Vishnu upholds through cosmic sovereignty and moral law.