Shloka 57

Devanagari script

एष देवि सतां धर्मो मन्तव्यो भूतिकारक: । नृणां हितार्थाय मया तव वै समुदाह्ृत:,देवि! यह सत्पुरुषोंका धर्म है, उसे कल्याणकारी मानना चाहिये। मैंने मनुष्योंके हितके लिये इस धर्मका तुम्हें भलीभाँति उपदेश किया है

Transliteration

eṣa devi satāṁ dharmo mantavyo bhūtikārakaḥ | nṛṇāṁ hitārthāya mayā tava vai samudāhṛtaḥ ||

Translation

Maheshvara said: “O Goddess, this is the dharma of the virtuous; it should be regarded as a source of true welfare and flourishing. For the benefit of human beings, I have clearly and fully declared this teaching to you.”

Word by Word

एषःthis

देविO goddess

सताम्of the good/virtuous

धर्मःdharma, righteous duty

मन्तव्यःto be considered/should be regarded

भूतिकारकःbringing welfare/prosperity-causing

नृणाम्of men/people

हितार्थायfor (their) benefit

मयाby me

तवto you/your

वैindeed

समुदाहृतःhas been declared/expounded

देविO goddess

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrīmaheśvara (Mahādeva/Śiva)

Devī (the Goddess)

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 dharma followed by the virtuous should be accepted as inherently welfare-producing; the speaker frames the teaching as meant for the good of all humans.

What is happening in the narrative?

Maheshvara addresses Devī and concludes or reinforces an instruction by stating that what has been taught is the dharma of the good, expounded for the benefit of humankind.