Shloka 36
कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity
लोकद्देष्यो5धम: पुंसां स्वयं कर्मफलै: कृत्तै: एष देवि मनुष्येषु बोद्धव्यो ज्ञातिबन्धुषु
lokad dveṣyo 'dhamaḥ puṁsāṁ svayaṁ karmaphalaiḥ kṛttaiḥ | eṣa devi manuṣyeṣu boddhavyo jñātibandhuṣu ||
Śrī Maheśvara bersabda: “Dalam kalangan manusia, yang paling hina ialah orang yang dibenci masyarakat kerana akibat perbuatannya sendiri. Wahai Devī, dalam kehidupan manusia hal ini harus dikenali, terutama dalam hubungan dengan kaum kerabat dan sahabat karib: tindakan yang ditempa oleh diri sendiri boleh memutuskan ikatan yang sepatutnya melindungi dan menyokongnya.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person becomes socially despised not by fate alone but by the self-created consequences of his own actions; this is most clearly seen when one’s conduct damages relationships with relatives and close friends.
Maheśvara addresses Devī, offering a moral observation about human society: unethical actions generate results that ‘cut off’ one’s standing and bonds, making one an object of hatred even among one’s own kin.