Shloka 25
मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः
Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association
केचिद् विनिन्दां वेदानां देवानाम् अपरे द्विज यज्ञकर्मकलापस्य तथान्ये च द्विजन्मनाम्
kecid vinindāṃ vedānāṃ devānām apare dvija yajñakarmakalāpasya tathānye ca dvijanmanām
Algunos, oh dos veces nacido, vituperan los Vedas; otros injurian a los dioses. Unos se burlan de toda la disciplina y secuencia de los ritos del yajña, y otros desprecian incluso a los dos veces nacidos.
Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse flags a key symptom of dharma’s decline: when Vedic authority and sacrificial order are mocked, the social and cosmic disciplines that sustain harmony weaken.
Parāśara describes a pattern of degeneration where people successively reject the Vedas, the devas, ritual duties, and even the community meant to uphold sacred learning, indicating a broad collapse of normative order.
By portraying the breakdown of Vedic order, the text implicitly underscores the need for Vishnu’s preserving power—dharma ultimately stands under his supreme governance, even when human practice falters.