Shloka 55
कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच श्रेयांसं मार्गमन्विच्छन् सदा य: पृच्छति द्विजान् । धर्मान्विषी गुणाकांक्षी स स्वर्ग समुपाश्षुते
śrīmaheśvara uvāca: śreyāṁsaṁ mārgam anvicchan sadā yaḥ pṛcchati dvijān | dharmānviṣī guṇākāṅkṣī sa svargaṁ samupāśnute ||
श्रीमहेश्वर बोले—जो उत्तम मार्ग की खोज में सदा द्विजों (विद्वान ब्राह्मणों) से पूछता है, जो धर्म का अन्वेषी और गुणों का अभिलाषी है—वह स्वर्ग को प्राप्त होता है।
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Persistent, humble inquiry into dharma from qualified learned teachers, coupled with a genuine desire for virtue, is presented as a direct means to spiritual merit culminating in svarga.
Maheśvara delivers an instruction on ethical practice: the aspirant should actively seek the superior course of life by repeatedly consulting the dvijas (learned authorities) about dharma, thereby gaining merit and a higher posthumous destiny.