Shloka 45
The Marks of Merit and the Destinies of Beings
Divine vs Demonic Traits
न श्रूयंते जनैरेव पुराणागमसंहिताः । मद्यमांसप्रियाः पापास्सर्वभक्षास्सुदारुणाः
na śrūyaṃte janaireva purāṇāgamasaṃhitāḥ | madyamāṃsapriyāḥ pāpāssarvabhakṣāssudāruṇāḥ
न श्रूयन्ते जनैरेव पुराणागमसंहिताः; मद्यमांसप्रियाः पापाः सर्वभक्षाः सुदारुणाः भवन्ति।
Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 76; likely narrator within a dialogue frame)
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: जनैरेव → जनैः + एव (ः + ए → रे). पुराणागमसंहिताः treated as dvandva compound. पापास्सर्वभक्षास्सुदारुणाः → पापाः + सर्वभक्षाः + सुदारुणाः (ः + स → स् + स = स्स).
FAQs
This verse does not discuss tīrthas or sacred geography; it focuses on ethical decline and the neglect of scriptural listening.
Indirectly, it supports devotional-dharmic life by stressing śravaṇa (listening) to sacred texts (Purāṇas/Āgamas), a foundational practice that nourishes faith and right conduct.
The verse teaches that neglecting scriptural guidance leads to moral degradation—cruelty, sinful habits, and loss of discernment—whereas attentive listening to dharma-texts sustains ethical restraint.