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 ||
महेश्वर उवाच—लोकद्वेष्योऽधमः पुंसां स्वयं कर्मफलैः कृतैः। एष देवि मनुष्येषु बोद्धव्यो ज्ञातिबन्धुषु॥
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.