Shloka 12
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
तत्रासौ निरयं प्राप्तो वर्णभ्रष्टो बहिष्कृत: | ब्रह्मलोकात् परिश्रष्ट: शूद्र: समुपजायते
tatrāsau nirayaṁ prāpto varṇabhraṣṭo bahiṣkṛtaḥ | brahmalokāt pariśraṣṭaḥ śūdraḥ samupajāyate ||
そこで彼は地獄に堕ち、定められた社会秩序から外れた者として排斥される。ブラフマローカ（Brahmaloka）への到達を断たれ、その後シュードラとして再び生まれる。この偈は、定められた義務と行いを捨てることの倫理的帰結としてこれを語り、業（カルマ）と再生の因果が社会的・霊的地位を律するものだと示す。
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that abandoning one’s prescribed dharma and conduct leads to spiritual and social downfall: loss of higher attainments (like Brahmaloka), suffering in hell, and an inferior rebirth. It presents karma as the mechanism linking ethical deviation to future consequences.
Maheśvara describes the post-mortem fate of a person who has become varṇabhraṣṭa and socially excluded: he falls into niraya, is cut off from Brahmaloka, and is subsequently reborn as a Śūdra.