इन्द्रियं लोलुपा विप्रा ये भवन्ति नृपोत्तम । पतन्ति नरके घोरे रौरवे पापमोहिताः
indriyaṃ lolupā viprā ye bhavanti nṛpottama | patanti narake ghore raurave pāpamohitāḥ
Hỡi bậc vương giả tối thượng, những Bà-la-môn tham đắm dục lạc của các căn, bị tội lỗi mê hoặc, sẽ rơi vào địa ngục ghê rợn mang tên Raurava.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Nṛpottama (royal listener; within Pāṇḍava frame)
Scene: A stark moral contrast: a brāhmaṇa figure reaching toward sensual objects, while behind him looms the भयावह vision of Raurava—dark terrain, serpents/scorpions, and punitive imagery—serving as a didactic warning.
Spiritual status without self-control is hollow; sense-greed leads to downfall and painful karmic consequences.
No tīrtha is directly praised; the verse provides ethical teaching within the Bhārabhūti tīrtha account.
An implicit restraint: avoid indulgence in sense-pleasures; no formal rite is stated.
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