Shloka 56
श्रीमहेश्वरने कहा--जो श्रेष्ठ मार्गको पानेकी इच्छा रखकर सदा ही ब्राह्मणोंसे उसके विषयमें पूछता है, धर्मका अन्वेषण करता और सद्गुणोंकी अभिलाषा रखता है, वही स्वर्गलोकके सुखका अनुभव करता है ।। यदि मानुषतां देवि कदाचित् स निगच्छति । मेधावी धारणायुक्त: प्रायस्तत्राभिजायते,देवि! ऐसा मनुष्य यदि कभी मानवयोनिको प्राप्त होता है तो वहाँ प्रायः मेधावी एवं धारण शक्तिसे सम्पन्न होता है
śrīmaheśvara uvāca—yo śreṣṭha-mārgaṃ prāptum icchan sadā brāhmaṇebhyaḥ tasya viṣaye pṛcchati, dharmam anviṣyati, sadguṇānām abhīlāṣaṃ ca dhatte, sa eva svargalokasya sukham anubhavati. yadi mānuṣatāṃ devi kadācit sa nigacchati, medhāvī dhāraṇā-yuktaḥ prāyas tatra abhijāyate.
Śrī Maheśvara disse: “Aquele que, desejando alcançar o caminho supremo, continuamente pergunta aos brāhmaṇas a seu respeito, busca o dharma e anseia por nobres virtudes—só ele experimenta a felicidade do mundo celeste. E se, ó Deusa, tal pessoa alguma vez chega à existência humana, então nessa vida geralmente nasce inteligente e dotada do poder de retenção e de compreensão firme.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Persistent inquiry into the highest path from the learned, active pursuit of dharma, and aspiration for virtues lead to heavenly happiness; and even if such a person is reborn as human, they tend to be endowed with intelligence and strong retention/comprehension.
Maheśvara addresses Devī, describing the karmic outcome of a seeker who regularly consults brāhmaṇas about the श्रेष्ठ मार्ग, searches for dharma, and cultivates virtue—resulting in svarga-enjoyment and, if returning to human birth, notable intellectual and cognitive strength.