त्रयीधर्मं परित्यज्य येऽन्यं धर्ममुपासते । ते नरा नरकं यांतु यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्
trayīdharmaṃ parityajya ye'nyaṃ dharmamupāsate | te narā narakaṃ yāṃtu yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam
Mereka yang meninggalkan dharma Tiga Veda lalu memuja jalan lain—biarlah manusia demikian pergi ke neraka hingga tiba peleraian segala makhluk ciptaan.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A stern, didactic tableau: a sage or divine voice pronounces judgment; shadowy figures turn away from Vedic fires toward a dark path, while a cosmic horizon hints at pralaya.
The text upholds Trayī-dharma (Vedic dharma) as the normative standard; deliberate abandonment of it is portrayed as leading to severe karmic consequences.
While not naming a specific tīrtha in the verse, it occurs within the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya (Prabhāsa region), where dharma is emphasized as the foundation of kṣetra-merit.
No ritual is prescribed; it is a doctrinal warning to remain established in Trayī-dharma.