Shloka 35
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
स वैश्य: क्षत्रियो जातो जन्मप्रभृति संस्कृत: । उपनीतो व्रतपरो द्विजो भवति सत्कृतः
sa vaiśyaḥ kṣatriyo jāto janmaprabhṛti saṃskṛtaḥ | upanīto vrataparo dvijo bhavati satkṛtaḥ ||
Mahādeva dit : «Un homme qui, de naissance, est Vaiśya, mais qui naît dans la condition d’un Kṣatriya et, dès l’origine, est façonné par les saṃskāras (rites formateurs et discipline) propres aux Kṣatriyas—après avoir reçu l’upanayana et s’être voué à l’observance des vœux (surtout le brahmacarya)—devient un “deux fois né” (dvija) honoré.»
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that true qualification for the status and respect of a ‘dvija’ (and, by implication, for Kṣatriya responsibility) is grounded in proper संस्कार (formation/discipline), upanayana, and steadfast observance of vows—ethical training and conduct, not merely a label.
Śrī Maheśvara is describing the marks of a properly formed person fit for honoured social-religious standing: someone refined from birth by Kṣatriya discipline who, after upanayana, lives devoted to vows and thus becomes respected as a dvija.