Shloka 34
Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)
उमोवाच भगवन् संशयो मे<स्ति तन्मे व्याख्यातुमरहसि । चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य धर्म वै नैपुण्येन प्रकीर्तय
umovāca bhagavan saṁśayo me 'sti tan me vyākhyātum arhasi | cāturvarṇyasya dharmo vai naipuṇyena prakīrtaya ||
Umā berkata: “Wahai Tuhan Yang Mulia, masih ada keraguan dalam hatiku; maka jelaskanlah kepadaku. Huraikanlah dengan jelas dan tepat dharma yang berkaitan dengan empat varṇa.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a request for a precise exposition of cāturvarṇya-dharma—how dharma is to be understood and practiced within the fourfold social order—emphasizing clarity, completeness, and careful discrimination.
In a didactic dialogue, Umā addresses Maheśvara with a remaining doubt and asks him to explain it, specifically requesting a detailed account of the duties and principles associated with the four varṇas.