Shloka 46
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
एतै: कर्मफलैदेवि न्यूनजातिकुलोद्धव: । शूद्रो5प्यागमसम्पन्नो द्विजो भवति संस्कृत:,देवि! इन कर्मफलोंके प्रभावसे नीच जाति एवं हीन कुलमें उत्पन्न हुआ शूद्र भी जन्मान्तरमें शास्त्रज्ञान-सम्पन्न और संस्कारयुक्त ब्राह्मण होता है
etaiḥ karmaphalaiḥ devi nyūna-jāti-kulodbhavaḥ | śūdro 'py āgama-sampanno dvijo bhavati saṃskṛtaḥ ||
Maheshvara said: “O Goddess, by the force of these fruits of action, even a Śūdra—though born in a low rank and humble family—may, in another birth, become a ‘twice-born’ (dvija): endowed with scriptural knowledge and refined by proper saṃskāras (sacraments).”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the fruits of one’s actions (karmaphala) can transform future birth and status: even someone born in a socially ‘low’ condition can, through accumulated merit, be reborn with scriptural learning and the refinements of saṃskāra, attaining dvija-status. Ethical conduct and spiritual discipline are presented as decisive, not mere birth.
Śrī Mahēśvara addresses Devī while explaining the power of karma and its results. He illustrates how karmic outcomes can elevate a person across births—from a Śūdra of humble origin to a learned, ritually refined dvija—within a broader instruction on dharma and moral causality.