अश्रद्धां चैव दुर्मेधामविद्यायाः सुते उभे । श्रद्धामेधाविघातिन्यौ मर्त्येषु पर्यचोदयत्
aśraddhāṃ caiva durmedhāmavidyāyāḥ sute ubhe | śraddhāmedhāvighātinyau martyeṣu paryacodayat
E enviou ao mundo dos mortais ambas: Aśraddhā (Falta de fé) e Durmedhā (Intelecto perverso), as duas filhas de Avidyā, que destroem a fé e o reto entendimento entre os homens.
Purāṇic narrator (Brahmā’s action described)
Faith (śraddhā) and clear understanding (medhā) are essential for spiritual practice; their loss becomes a principal obstacle.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is an allegorical explanation of spiritual obstruction.
Implicitly, it warns that japa requires śraddhā and medhā; without them, practice is undermined.