Shloka 44
कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity
दुष्प्रज्ञाश्नापरे देव ज्ञानविज्ञानवर्जिता: । केन कर्मविशेषेण प्रज्ञावान् पुरुषो भवेत्,देव! कुछ दूसरे मानव ज्ञान-विज्ञानसे शून्य और दुर्बुद्धि दिखायी देते हैं। ऐसी दशामें मनुष्य कौन-सा विशेष कर्म करनेसे बुद्धिमान हो सकता है?
duṣprajñāś cāpare deva jñāna-vijñāna-varjitāḥ | kena karma-viśeṣeṇa prajñāvān puruṣo bhavet, deva ||
Maheshvara said: “O God, some people appear dull-witted, lacking both true knowledge and realized discernment. In such a condition, by what particular kind of action can a person become wise, O Lord?”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical-spiritual problem: many lack both theoretical knowledge (jñāna) and lived discernment (vijñāna). It asks what specific disciplined action (karma-viśeṣa) can transform such a person into one endowed with wisdom (prajñā).
Śrīmaheśvara addresses a divine interlocutor, observing that some humans are ignorant and confused, and he inquires about the concrete practice or type of action by which they can attain wisdom.