Madhya 22.28

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য এষাং পুরুষং সাক্ষাদাত্মপ্রভবমীশ্বরম্‌ ।
ন ভজন্ত্যবজানন্তি স্থানাদ্‌ভ্রষ্টাঃ পতন্ত্যধঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥
ya esam purusam saksad-
atma-prabhavam isvaram
na bhajanty avajananti
sthanad bhrastah patanty adhah
SYNONYMS
ye-anyone who; esam-of those divisions of social and spiritual orders; purusam-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; saksat-directly; atma-prabhavam-the source of everyone; isvaram-the supreme controller; na-not; bhajanti-worship; avajananti-or who neglect; sthanat-from their proper place; bhrastah-being fallen; patanti-fall; adhah-downward into hellish conditions.
" 'If one simply maintains an official position in the four varnas and asramas but does not worship the Supreme Lord Visnu, he falls down from his puffed-up position into a hellish condition.' [Bhag. 11.5.3]
[Madhya 22.112, 24.142] [Brs 1.2.11]

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