वेदबाह्याः प्रनष्टास्ते उत्तमाधममध्यमाः । षट्त्रिंशच्च सहस्राणि येऽभूवन्गोभुजाः पुरा
vedabāhyāḥ pranaṣṭāste uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ | ṣaṭtriṃśacca sahasrāṇi ye'bhūvangobhujāḥ purā
Aquellos que se apartaron del Veda y así cayeron en ruina—fuesen tenidos por altos, bajos o medianos—eran antaño treinta y seis mil, viviendo como pastores de ganado.
Unknown (narrative voice within Brāhma Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta-style narration)
Scene: A large group of people portrayed as rustic cowherds, with a subtle aura of loss—broken ritual implements, neglected fires—suggesting a community that has drifted from Vedic order.
Leaving Vedic dharma (right conduct and sacred order) leads to decline, regardless of one’s social rank.
The immediate focus is not a single tīrtha but the Dharmāraṇya setting and its dharma-centered narrative frame.
No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse; it sets a moral-historical context.
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