Shloka 58
Kāla (Right Time), Effort, and the Ethics of Giving — कालः, प्रयत्नः, दानधर्मश्च
ब्राह्मण्यं देवि सम्प्राप्य रक्षितव्यं यतात्मना । योनिप्रतिग्रहादानै: कर्मभिश्न शुचिस्मिते
brāhmaṇyaṁ devi samprāpya rakṣitavyaṁ yatātmanā | yonipratigrahadānaiḥ karmabhiś ca śucismite ||
قال مهيشفارا: «يا إلهة، يا ذاتَ الابتسامة الطاهرة! إذا نال المرءُ مقامَ البراهميّة وكرامتَها وجب أن يصونه بضبط النفس. وبعقلٍ وحواسّ منضبطة، فليحفظ تلك المنزلة بطهارة المولد والسلوك، وبطهارة قبول العطايا، وبطهارة العطاء، وبالأعمال الصالحة—يا حسنةَ الابتسام.»
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Brahminhood is not merely a label but a discipline that must be preserved through self-restraint and ethical purity—especially in matters of personal conduct, accepting gifts, giving charity, and performing righteous deeds.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional discourse, Maheśvara addresses Devī and lays down a norm of conduct: having attained Brahmin status, one must protect it through controlled senses and through purity in key social-religious transactions such as receiving and giving.