Shloka 47
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
ब्राह्मणो वाप्यसद्वृत्त: सर्वसंकरभोजन: । ब्राह्मण्यं स समुत्सृज्य शूद्रो भवति तादृश:
brāhmaṇo vāpy asadvṛttaḥ sarvasaṅkarabhojanaḥ | brāhmaṇyaṃ sa samutsṛjya śūdro bhavati tādṛśaḥ ||
マハーデーヴァは言った。「たとえブラーフマナであっても、悪しき行いに沈み、あらゆる混成の共同体の家で食を受けることを常とするなら、ブラーフマナとしての位と戒律を捨てることになる。そうして彼はシュードラのような者となる。」
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that brāhmaṇahood is upheld by right conduct (sadācāra) and disciplined living; when a brāhmaṇa adopts corrupt behavior and disregards prescribed standards—symbolized here by indiscriminate acceptance of food in socially/ritually disapproved contexts—he forfeits brāhmaṇya and is regarded as having fallen to śūdra-like status.
Śrīmahādeva is instructing on dharma and social-ritual norms, emphasizing consequences of moral decline. The statement functions as a normative warning: ethical degradation and improper associations/food-acceptance lead to loss of one’s dharmic standing.