नास्तिका भिन्नमर्यादा ये च विप्रस्य घातकाः । ते सर्वेऽत्र नरा नित्यमारुहंति पतंति च
nāstikā bhinnamaryādā ye ca viprasya ghātakāḥ | te sarve'tra narā nityamāruhaṃti pataṃti ca
ନାସ୍ତିକ, ଧର୍ମମର୍ଯ୍ୟାଦା ଭଙ୍ଗକାରୀ, ଏବଂ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣଙ୍କୁ ହାନି କରୁଥିବା—ଏମାନେ ସମସ୍ତେ ଏଠାରେ ନିତ୍ୟ ଉଠନ୍ତି ଓ ପଡ଼ନ୍ତି; ପୁନଃପୁନଃ ପତନ ଭୋଗନ୍ତି।
Narratorial voice (Sūta implied by Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A didactic tableau: a sacred precinct where impious figures attempt to ascend (symbolic ladders/steps) only to fall, while righteous pilgrims proceed steadily; a brāhmaṇa stands as dharma-witness.
Disrespecting dharma—especially violence toward a Brāhmaṇa—causes repeated downfall; sacred places intensify moral consequences.
The verse belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya within Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
No ritual is prescribed here; it warns about ethical transgressions and their karmic results.
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