Shloka 13

Devanagari script

अप्रवृत्ताश्न ये लुब्धा नास्तिका दानवर्जिता: | एवंभूता नरा देवि निरयं यान्त्यबुद्धय:,देवि! ऐसे अकर्मण्य, लोभी, नास्तिक तथा दानधर्मसे दूर रहनेवाले बुद्धिहीन मनुष्य नरकमें पड़ते हैं

Transliteration

apravṛttāśn ye lubdhā nāstikā dānavarjitāḥ | evaṃbhūtā narā devi nirayaṃ yānty abuddhayaḥ ||

Translation

Śrī Maheśvara said: “O Goddess, those men who are inactive and unwilling to exert themselves, who are greedy, who deny faith and moral order, and who keep away from the duty of giving—such people, lacking discernment, go to hell.”

Word by Word

अप्रवृत्ताश्नाःinactive and eating (without working)

येwho

लुब्धाःgreedy

नास्तिकाःatheists / unbelievers

दानवर्जिताःdevoid of charity

एवंभूताःsuch (of this kind)

नराःmen / people

देविO goddess (address)

निरयम्hell

यान्तिgo

अबुद्धयःunintelligent / undiscerning

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Maheśvara (Śiva)

Devī (the Goddess, Umā/Pārvatī)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse warns that a life marked by inertia (lack of righteous effort), greed, denial of dharma, and avoidance of charity leads to a painful post-mortem consequence (niraya). It elevates dāna and moral faith as essential supports of ethical living.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī Maheśvara addresses Devī, describing a class of people defined by greed, irreligion, and refusal to give. He states the karmic outcome for such conduct, continuing the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma and right behavior.