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SB 10.44.9

Devanāgarī

धर्मव्यतिक्रमो ह्यस्य समाजस्य ध्रुवं भवेत् । यत्राधर्म: समुत्तिष्ठेन्न स्थेयं तत्र कर्हिचित् ॥ ९ ॥

Text

dharma-vyatikramo hy asya samājasya dhruvaṁ bhavet yatrādharmaḥ samuttiṣṭhen na stheyaṁ tatra karhicit

Synonyms

dharma—of religious principles;vyatikramaḥ—transgression;hi—indeed;asya—by this;samājasya—company;dhruvam—certainly;bhavet—must be;yatra—wherein;adharmaḥ—irreligion;samuttiṣṭhet—has fully arisen;nastheyam—one should not remain;tatra—there;karhicit—for any duration of time at all.

Translation

Religious principles have certainly been violated in this assembly. One should not remain for even a moment in a place where irreligion is flourishing.

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