Shloka 60
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च स्वकर्मतः ।
परिच्युतानां या चेष्टा परलोकार्थमीप्सताम् ॥
brāhmaṇa-kṣatriya-viśāṃ śūdrāṇāṃ ca svakarmataḥ | paricyutānāṃ yā ceṣṭā paralokārtham īpsatām ||
தம் தம் ஸ்வதர்மத்திலிருந்து வழுவிய பிராமணர், க்ஷத்திரியர், வைசியர், சூத்ரர்—பரலோகப் பயனை விரும்பி எத்தகைய முயற்சி செய்தாலும்—அவை அனைத்தும் தவறான வழியிலான முயற்சியே।
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FAQs
Seeking ‘paraloka’ (post-mortem well-being) cannot be separated from fidelity to one’s rightful obligations. The text frames duty (svakarma) as the stable channel through which merit is properly generated.
Didactic dharma material; not sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita proper, but a normative layer often interwoven with those narratives.
‘Svadharma’ functions as one’s psycho-spiritual alignment; deviation creates inner contradiction (dvaidhībhāva), which obstructs the subtle ‘path’ to higher states and is here mapped as loss of otherworldly fruit.