Shloka 76

Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)

Devanagari script

प्रवृत्तिलक्षणो धर्मो गृहस्थेषु विधीयते । तमहं वर्तयिष्यामि सर्वभूतहितं शुभम्‌,प्रवृत्तिरूप धर्मका विधान गृहस्थोंके लिये किया गया है। वह सब प्राणियोंका हितकारी और शुभ है। अब मैं उसीका वर्णन करता हूँ

Transliteration

pravṛttilakṣaṇo dharmo gṛhasthēṣu vidhīyate | tam ahaṁ vartayiṣyāmi sarvabhūtahitaṁ śubham ||

Translation

Maheshvara sprach: „Das Dharma, das durch tätiges Wirken in den weltlichen Pflichten gekennzeichnet ist, ist den Hausvätern auferlegt. Dieses Dharma ist glückverheißend und allen Wesen heilsam; nun will ich es darlegen.“

Word by Word

प्रवृत्ति-लक्षणःhaving activity as its mark

धर्मःdharma; duty/law

गृहस्थेषुamong householders; in the householder stage

विधीयतेis prescribed/ordained

तम्that (him/it)

अहम्I

वर्तयिष्यामिI shall set forth/expound; I shall cause to proceed

सर्व-भूत-हितम्beneficial to all beings

शुभम्auspicious; good

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī-Maheśvara (Śiva)

gṛhastha (householder)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Householders are specifically enjoined to follow a dharma defined by pravṛtti—active, responsible participation in worldly life—because such conduct sustains society and promotes the welfare of all beings.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī Maheśvara announces that he will now explain the pravṛtti-based dharma intended for householders, emphasizing its auspicious and universally beneficial character as a preface to the ensuing instruction.