Shloka 143
Aśoka-śāstra: Nārada’s Instruction on the Cessation of Śoka
Grief
देवतायतनस्थस्तु सप्तरात्रेण मृत्युभाक् जो देवमन्दिरमें बैठकर वहाँकी सुगन्धित वस्तुमें सड़े मुर्देकी-सी दुर्गन्धका अनुभव करता है, वह सात दिनमें ही मृत्युको प्राप्त हो जाता है
devatāyatanasthas tu sapta-rātreṇa mṛtyu-bhāk
阎若婆迦宣示：“若有人端坐神祠之中，却于其圣香之处嗅得腐尸之臭，则注定七夜之内遭逢死亡。此教强调：在圣地之中若怀不敬、内心不净，或行亵渎之事，必招迅疾而严厉之报；故礼拜之时，当守清净，端正其心。”
याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred spaces demand inner and outer purity; perceiving foulness where sanctity should be felt signals grave impurity or sacrilege, bringing swift karmic consequence.
In a didactic passage, Yājñavalkya states a rule-like warning: a person who sits in a deity’s shrine yet encounters the stench of a corpse (instead of sacred fragrance) is said to die within seven nights, stressing the seriousness of improper conduct in worship.