Shloka 44
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
गोब्राह्मणहितार्थाय रणे चाभिमुखो हत: । त्रेताग्निमन्त्रपूतात्मा समाविश्य द्विजो भवेत्
gobrāhmaṇahitārthāya raṇe cābhimukho hataḥ | tretāgnimantrapūtātmā samāviśya dvijo bhavet ||
إذا قُتل رجلٌ في المعركة وهو يواجه العدوّ من أجل خير الأبقار والبراهمة، وكان قلبه قد تطهّر بخدمة النيران المقدّسة الثلاث الموجَّهة بالمانترا، فإنه بدخوله في ذلك الثواب يُولد من جديد «ثانيَ الولادة»—براهمنًا.
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous intent (protecting cows and Brahmins) combined with ritual purity and courageous, non-retreating conduct in battle is presented as highly meritorious, yielding an exalted rebirth—here stated as birth as a Brahmin.
Maheśvara states a dharma-fruit (phala) teaching: a person devoted to the Vedic three-fire discipline who dies while directly confronting the enemy for the community’s sacred welfare attains a superior next birth.