When men became such, the punishment of mere depreciation on transgressors could produce no effect. Men, showing no respect of either the gods or Brahmanas, began to indulge their senses to their fill.
ताः प्राप्य तु स धिग्दण्डो न कारणमतोऽभवत्। ततोऽभ्यगच्छन् देवांश्च ब्राह्मणांश्चावमन्य ह॥