Shloka 57
Kāla (Right Time), Effort, and the Ethics of Giving — कालः, प्रयत्नः, दानधर्मश्च
एवंभूतो हि यो विप्र: सत्पथं सत्यथे स्थित: । आहिताग्निरधीयानो ब्रह्म॒भूयाय कल्पते
evaṁbhūto hi yo vipraḥ satpathaṁ satyataye sthitaḥ | āhitāgnir adhīyāno brahmabhūyāya kalpate ||
Maheshvara bersabda: “Seorang brāhmaṇa yang demikian—teguh dalam kebenaran dan berdiri di jalan yang baik—yang memelihara api suci (āhitāgni) dan hidup tekun dalam studi Veda, menjadi layak untuk mencapai keadaan Brahman.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfast truthfulness and adherence to the righteous path, supported by disciplined Vedic study and the maintenance of sacred fires (Agnihotra), qualifies a brahmin for realization of Brahman—spiritual culmination rather than mere social status.
Śrīmaheśvara is instructing about the marks and practices of an ideal brahmin. The verse links ethical integrity (truth and right conduct) with ritual and study, presenting them as a unified path leading to brahmabhāva (attainment of Brahman).