Shloka 7
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
कर्मणा दुष्कृतेनेह स्थानादू भ्रश्यति वै द्विज: । ज्येष्ठ॑ वर्णमनुप्राप्प तस्माद् रक्षेत वै द्विज:
karmaṇā duṣkṛtenehā sthānād bhraśyati vai dvijaḥ | jyeṣṭhaṁ varṇam anuprāpya tasmād rakṣeta vai dvijaḥ ||
Śrī Maheśvara bersabda: “Dengan melakukan perbuatan dosa dalam hidup ini juga, seorang dvija pasti jatuh dari kedudukan dan martabatnya yang semestinya. Karena itu, setelah terlahir dalam varṇa yang tertinggi, seorang dvija hendaknya menjaga batas-batas dharma dan tata-lakunya dengan sungguh-sungguh.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sinful action (duṣkṛta) causes a dvija to fall from his rightful station and dignity; therefore one who has attained a privileged birth must preserve dharma—self-restraint, purity of conduct, and the limits (maryādā) appropriate to his role.
Śrī Maheśvara is instructing about ethical discipline: he warns that wrongdoing brings immediate degradation in this world, and he urges the twice-born to guard their conduct, especially since they are expected to uphold exemplary standards.