Shloka 15
Kārtavīrya–Samudra Saṃvāda and the Jāmadagnya Precedent (आश्वमेधिक पर्व, अध्याय २९)
तेषां स्वविहितं कर्म तद्धयान्नानुतिष्ठताम् । प्रजा वृषलतां प्राप्ता ब्राह्मणानामदर्शनात्
teṣāṁ svavihitaṁ karma taddhayān nānutiṣṭhatām | prajā vṛṣalatāṁ prāptā brāhmaṇānām adarśanāt ||
اس خوف کے باعث وہ اپنے لیے مقررہ فرائض بھی ادا نہ کر سکے۔ طویل عرصے تک برہمنوں کی زیارت اور رہنمائی سے محروم رہنے کے سبب رعایا رفتہ رفتہ وِرشَل (وِرصل) حالت کو پہنچ گئی۔
समुद्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Fear-driven abandonment of one’s prescribed duties leads to ethical and social deterioration; sustained guidance by learned Brāhmaṇas is presented as crucial for preserving dharma and right conduct.
Samudra (the Ocean) explains that certain people, intimidated by fear, stopped performing their proper duties; over time, lacking contact with Brāhmaṇas, they lost their customary discipline and declined into the status described as vṛṣalas.