Shloka 7
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
कर्मणा दुष्कृतेनेह स्थानादू भ्रश्यति वै द्विज: । ज्येष्ठ॑ वर्णमनुप्राप्प तस्माद् रक्षेत वै द्विज:,इतना अवश्य है कि यहाँ पापकर्म करनेसे द्विज अपने स्थानसे-अपनी महत्तासे नीचे गिर जाता है। अत: द्विजको उत्तम वर्णमें जन्म पाकर अपनी मर्यादाकी रक्षा करनी चाहिये
karmaṇā duṣkṛtenehā sthānād bhraśyati vai dvijaḥ | jyeṣṭhaṁ varṇam anuprāpya tasmād rakṣeta vai dvijaḥ ||
Śrī Maheśvara said: “By committing sinful deeds in this very life, a twice-born person surely falls from his proper station and dignity. Therefore, having attained birth in the highest social order, a dvija should carefully protect his rightful conduct and boundaries.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sinful action (duṣkṛta) causes a dvija to fall from his rightful station and dignity; therefore one who has attained a privileged birth must preserve dharma—self-restraint, purity of conduct, and the limits (maryādā) appropriate to his role.
Śrī Maheśvara is instructing about ethical discipline: he warns that wrongdoing brings immediate degradation in this world, and he urges the twice-born to guard their conduct, especially since they are expected to uphold exemplary standards.