Shloka 47
कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः
Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time
अल्पाबाधास्तथा केचिन्महाबाधास्तथापरे । दृश्यन्ते पुरुषा देव तन्मे व्याख्यातुमहसि
alpābādhās tathā kecin mahābādhās tathāpare | dṛśyante puruṣā deva tan me vyākhyātum arhasi ||
Dijo Maheśvara: «Oh Señor, a algunos los afligen sólo obstáculos menores, mientras que a otros los cercan grandes calamidades. Puesto que se ve a los hombres caer en condiciones tan desiguales y variadas, ¿cuál es la causa de esta disparidad? Te ruego que me lo expliques con detalle.»
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames an ethical-philosophical inquiry into why human beings experience unequal degrees of suffering, inviting an explanation in terms of moral causality (often developed as karma, past actions, and the workings of dharma).
Maheshvara addresses a divine interlocutor as “Deva” and asks for a detailed account of the reason some people face only small obstacles while others endure major calamities, highlighting the observed disparity in human fortunes.