Shloka 45
Qualities of the Five Great Elements; Description of Sudarśana-dvīpa and Mount Meru
पश्यंति नहि दुर्वृत्तैः शक्यो द्रष्टुं महेश्वरः । तस्य शैलस्य शिखरात्क्षीरधारा द्विजोत्तमाः
paśyaṃti nahi durvṛttaiḥ śakyo draṣṭuṃ maheśvaraḥ | tasya śailasya śikharātkṣīradhārā dvijottamāḥ
দুৰ্বৃত্তসকলে দৰ্শন নকৰে; দুষ্টৰ পক্ষে মহেশ্বৰক দেখা সম্ভৱ নহয়। সেই পৰ্বতৰ শিখৰৰ পৰা, হে দ্বিজোত্তম, ক্ষীৰধাৰা প্ৰবাহিত হয়।
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Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: mountain
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दुर्वृत्तैः = दुर्-वृत्तैः; शक्यो द्रष्टुं = शक्यः द्रष्टुम्; शिखरात्क्षीरधारा = शिखरात् क्षीर-धारा; द्विजोत्तमाः = द्विज-उत्तमाः
FAQs
It teaches that divine vision (darśana) is not merely physical but moral-spiritual: those with corrupt conduct (durvṛtta) are unfit to perceive Maheśvara.
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Personal conduct matters: inner purity and right behavior are presented as prerequisites for approaching or realizing the divine.