Shloka 44
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
गोब्राह्मणहितार्थाय रणे चाभिमुखो हत: । त्रेताग्निमन्त्रपूतात्मा समाविश्य द्विजो भवेत्
gobrāhmaṇahitārthāya raṇe cābhimukho hataḥ | tretāgnimantrapūtātmā samāviśya dvijo bhavet ||
Bila seseorang—dengan batin yang disucikan oleh pemeliharaan tiga api suci (Tretāgni) menurut mantra—gugur di medan perang sambil menghadapi musuh demi kesejahteraan sapi dan para brāhmaṇa, maka ia, memasuki pahala kebajikan itu, terlahir kembali sebagai dvija—seorang brāhmaṇa.
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous intent (protecting cows and Brahmins) combined with ritual purity and courageous, non-retreating conduct in battle is presented as highly meritorious, yielding an exalted rebirth—here stated as birth as a Brahmin.
Maheśvara states a dharma-fruit (phala) teaching: a person devoted to the Vedic three-fire discipline who dies while directly confronting the enemy for the community’s sacred welfare attains a superior next birth.