Shloka 44
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
गोब्राह्मणहितार्थाय रणे चाभिमुखो हत: । त्रेताग्निमन्त्रपूतात्मा समाविश्य द्विजो भवेत्
gobrāhmaṇahitārthāya raṇe cābhimukho hataḥ | tretāgnimantrapūtātmā samāviśya dvijo bhavet ||
Se um homem, com a mente purificada pelo cuidado, guiado por mantras, dos três fogos sagrados, é morto em batalha ao enfrentar o inimigo pelo bem-estar das vacas e dos brâmanes, então, entrando nesse mérito, renasce como um “duas-vezes-nascido” (um brāhmaṇa).
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous intent (protecting cows and Brahmins) combined with ritual purity and courageous, non-retreating conduct in battle is presented as highly meritorious, yielding an exalted rebirth—here stated as birth as a Brahmin.
Maheśvara states a dharma-fruit (phala) teaching: a person devoted to the Vedic three-fire discipline who dies while directly confronting the enemy for the community’s sacred welfare attains a superior next birth.