Text 28

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ya eṣāṁ puruṣaṁ sākṣād-
ātma-prabhavam īśvaram
na bhajanty avajānanti
sthānād bhraṣṭāḥ patanty adhaḥ

Synonyms

ye—anyone who; eṣām—of those divisions of social and spiritual orders; purusam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sākṣāt—directly; atma-prabhavam—the source of everyone; īśvaram—the supreme controller; na—not; bhajanti—worship; avajānanti—or who neglect; sthānāt—from their proper place; bhrastah—being fallen; patanti—fall; adhah—downward into hellish conditions. 

Translation

“ ‘If one simply maintains an official position in the four varṇas and āśramas but does not worship the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu, he falls down from his puffed-up position into a heIlish condition.' 

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