Shloka 14
कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity
ते वै मनुष्यतां यान्ति यदा कालस्य पर्ययात् | धनरिक्ते कुले जन्म लभन्ते स्वल्पबुद्धयः,यदि कालचक्रके फेरसे वे मन्दबुद्धि मानव पुनः मनुष्ययोनिमें जन्म लेते हैं तो निर्धन कुलमें ही उत्पन्न होते हैं
te vai manuṣyatāṁ yānti yadā kālasya paryayāt | dhana-rikte kule janma labhante svalpa-buddhayaḥ ||
ते वै मनुष्यतां यान्ति यदा कालस्य पर्ययात् । धनरिक्ते कुले जन्म लभन्ते स्वल्पबुद्धयः ॥
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches karmic consequence under the governance of Kāla: when beings return to human birth, limited discernment (svalpa-buddhi) is associated with a disadvantaged rebirth—here described as birth in a wealthless family—highlighting the ethical importance of cultivating right understanding and conduct.
Śrī Maheśvara is speaking within an instructional context, describing how the cycle of time brings beings back to human existence and specifying the kind of human birth obtained by those characterized as ‘of little understanding’: they are born into an impoverished lineage.