ततः स व्यसनासक्तो वार्यमाणोऽपि सज्जनैः । हारयामास सप्तांगं राज्यं मुक्त्वा च तां प्रियाम्
tataḥ sa vyasanāsakto vāryamāṇo'pi sajjanaiḥ | hārayāmāsa saptāṃgaṃ rājyaṃ muktvā ca tāṃ priyām
ततः स व्यसनासक्तः सज्जनैर्वार्यमाणोऽपि सप्ताङ्गं राज्यं हारयामास, तां प्रियामपि मुक्तवान्।
Sūta
Ignoring wise counsel and clinging to destructive habits can dismantle prosperity, duty, and relationships—dharma requires self-restraint.
The verse continues the lead-in to the Carmamuṇḍā Devī place-māhātmya; the site’s glory is supported by the moral narrative arc.
None; it is a narrative warning illustrating the fruits of adharma.