तत्त्वया न कृतं भद्रं तेन कर्म वितन्वता । अप्रमाणं कृता वेदा यतश्च स्मृतयस्तथा
tattvayā na kṛtaṃ bhadraṃ tena karma vitanvatā | apramāṇaṃ kṛtā vedā yataśca smṛtayastathā
اے بھدر! اس عمل کو پھیلاتے ہوئے تم نے کوئی بھلائی نہیں کی؛ کیونکہ اس سے وید—اور اسی طرح اسمریتیاں بھی—گویا بے سند اور بے اختیار ٹھہرا دی گئیں۔
Brahmā
Type: kshetra
Listener: The same 'surasattama' addressed in the prior verse
Scene: Brahmā delivers a stern doctrinal warning: the Vedas and Smṛtis are shown as sacred manuscripts or radiant sound-symbols dimming or cracking as improper ritual spreads—an allegory of pramāṇa erosion—while the addressee stands chastened.
Dharma must align with śāstra; arbitrary innovation can undermine the perceived authority of Veda and Smṛti.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it serves the doctrinal core of the tīrtha narrative.
An implicit warning: do not modify Śrāddha essentials in ways that contradict Vedic/Smṛti authority.