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

“ ‘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.’