Shloka 46
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
एतै: कर्मफलैदेवि न्यूनजातिकुलोद्धव: । शूद्रो5प्यागमसम्पन्नो द्विजो भवति संस्कृत:
etaiḥ karmaphalaiḥ devi nyūna-jāti-kulodbhavaḥ | śūdro 'py āgama-sampanno dvijo bhavati saṃskṛtaḥ ||
Maheshvara disse: “Ó Deusa, pela força destes frutos da ação, até mesmo um śūdra—embora nascido em condição baixa e família humilde—pode, em outro nascimento, tornar-se um ‘duas-vezes-nascido’ (dvija): dotado de conhecimento das escrituras e refinado pelos saṃskāra (sacramentos) apropriados.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the fruits of one’s actions (karmaphala) can transform future birth and status: even someone born in a socially ‘low’ condition can, through accumulated merit, be reborn with scriptural learning and the refinements of saṃskāra, attaining dvija-status. Ethical conduct and spiritual discipline are presented as decisive, not mere birth.
Śrī Mahēśvara addresses Devī while explaining the power of karma and its results. He illustrates how karmic outcomes can elevate a person across births—from a Śūdra of humble origin to a learned, ritually refined dvija—within a broader instruction on dharma and moral causality.