Shloka 15

कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः

Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time

Devanagari script

एष देवकृतो मार्ग: सेवितव्य: सदा नरै:

Transliteration

eṣa devakṛto mārgaḥ sevitavyaḥ sadā naraiḥ

Translation

Maheshvara sprach: „Dies ist der von den Göttern begründete Pfad; die Menschen sollen ihm stets folgen und ihn immerdar üben.“

Word by Word

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवकृतः: made by the gods
• देवकृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवकृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मार्गः: path
• मार्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सेवितव्यः: to be followed/served; should be practiced
• सेवितव्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• नरैः: by men; by people
• नरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī-Maheśvara
• deva (the gods)
• nara (human beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse asserts that true dharma is not merely a human convention but a divinely established path, and therefore it carries an enduring obligation: people should consistently practice it.

What is happening in the narrative?

Maheshvara is speaking, concluding or reinforcing an instruction by identifying the recommended conduct as a ‘devakṛta mārga’—a god-ordained way of life—and urging humans to adhere to it continually.