Shloka 66
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
संकराश्षाभ्यवर्तन्त न च शौचमवर्तत । ये च वेदविदो विप्रा विस्पष्टमनचश्न ये
saṅkarāś cābhyavartanta na ca śaucam avartata | ye ca vedavido viprā vispaṣṭam anacaśn ye ||
शक्र उवाच—सर्वतो हि संकरा अभ्यवर्तन्त, न च शौचं शिष्टाचारश्च प्रवर्तत। ये च वेदविदो विप्रा येषां स्पष्टो नियमाचारो भवेत्, तेऽपि न तं स्पष्टं सदाचारं रक्षन्ति।
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vedic learning without lived discipline is hollow: when śauca (purity and self-restraint) collapses, social and moral saṅkara (confusion and disorder) spreads, even among those expected to uphold dharma.
Indra (Śakra) is describing a period of ethical deterioration: disorder becomes widespread and the expected standards of purity and restraint fail to be maintained, including by Veda-knowing brahmins.