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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 24.142

ya eṣāṁ puruṣaṁ sākṣād ātma-prabhavam īśvaram na bhajanty avajānanti sthānād bhraṣṭāḥ patanty adhaḥ
[ya eshaam purusham saakshaad aatma-prabhavam eeshvaram na bhajanty avajaananti sthaanaad bhrashtaah patanty adhah]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ya eṣāṁ puruṣaṁ sākṣād ātma-prabhavam īśvaram na bhajanty avajānanti sthānād bhraṣṭāḥ patanty adhaḥ
“ ‘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 hellish condition.’

This is also a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.3).

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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