Shloka 17
कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः
Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time
वृत्त्यर्थ धर्महेतोर्वा सेवितव्य: सदा नरै: ।। स्वर्गवासमभीप्सद्/िर्न सेव्यस्त्वत उत्तर:
vṛttyarthaṃ dharmahetor vā sevitavyaḥ sadā naraiḥ | svargavāsam abhīpsadbhir na sevyas tv ata uttaraḥ ||
シュリー・マヘーシュヴァラは言った。「人は生計のためであれ、ダルマのためであれ、常に奉仕を引き受けるべきである。だが天界に住まうことを望む者は、『より高い』と称される奉仕（すなわち道徳的に卑しく、霊的修行の妨げとなるもの）を行ってはならぬ。」
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Service or employment may be pursued for livelihood or for dharma, but one must discriminate: those aiming at heavenly merit should avoid forms of service that compromise dharma or impede spiritual/ethical goals.
Maheśvara is giving a normative instruction about proper conduct—specifically, how and why one should undertake service—framing it in terms of dharma and the aspiration for Svarga.