Shloka 5
कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः
Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time
श्रीमहेश्वरने कहा--धर्म और अर्थके तत्त्वको जाननेवाली, सदा धर्ममें तत्पर रहनेवाली, इन्द्रियसंयम-परायणे देवि! तुम्हारा प्रश्न समस्त प्राणियोंके लिये हितकर तथा बुद्धिको बढ़ानेवाला है, इसका उत्तर सुनो ।।
śrī-maheśvara uvāca—dharma-artha-tattva-jñāne, sadā dharme tatparā, indriya-saṃyama-parāyaṇe devi! tava praśnaḥ sarva-prāṇi-hita-karaḥ buddhi-vardhanaś ca; tasya uttaraṃ śṛṇu. satya-dharma-ratāḥ santaḥ sarva-liṅga-bhāva-vivarjitāḥ; dharma-labdha-artha-bhoktāras te narāḥ svarga-gāminaḥ.
シュリー・マヘーシュヴァラは言った。「女神よ――ダルマとアルタの理を知り、常にダルマに励み、諸根の制御に心を定める者よ。汝の問いは一切の生きとし生けるものに益し、理解を増す。いまその答えを聞け。真実とダルマを喜び、身分や苦行者としての外形のしるし一切にとらわれず、しかもダルマによって得た財を享受する善き人々――そのような者は天界へ赴く。」
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True merit lies in truthfulness, devotion to dharma, and self-restraint; even without outward religious or social badges, those who enjoy wealth earned through righteous means are said to attain heaven.
Śrī Maheśvara responds to the Goddess’s inquiry, praising it as universally beneficial, and then states the criterion for heavenly attainment: inner commitment to satya and dharma, coupled with righteous livelihood, rather than reliance on external identifiers.