Shloka 26

कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity

Devanagari script

स्वागतेनैव सर्वेषां भूतानामविहिंसक: । यथार्हसत्क्रियापूर्वमर्चचन्तवतिष्ठति

Transliteration

svāgatenāiva sarveṣāṁ bhūtānām avihiṁsakaḥ | yathārha-satkriyā-pūrvam arcayan tu avatiṣṭhati, devi |

Translation

దేవీ! ఎవడు సమస్త ప్రాణుల పట్ల అహింసకుడై, స్నేహంతో అందరినీ స్వాగతించి, యథార్హమైన సత్కారంతో వారి పూజన-గౌరవాలలో నిత్యం నిలిచివుంటాడో—అటువంటి వాడు తగిన మర్యాదా-శిష్టాచార కర్మల ద్వారా ధర్మంలో స్థిరంగా ఉంటాడు.

Word by Word

• स्वागतेन: by welcome/reception
• स्वागतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वागत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• भूतानाम्: of beings/creatures
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• अविहिंसकः: non-violent; one who does not harm
• अविहिंसकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविहिंसक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: as/according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अर्ह: what is fitting/deserved
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्ह
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सत्क्रिया: with due honor/service
• सत्क्रिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्क्रिया
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• पूर्वम्: before/preceded by
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व

• अर्चयन्: worshipping/honoring
• अर्चयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अवतिष्ठति: remains/stands; continues
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-स्था
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• देवि: O goddess
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmahēśvara (Mahādeva/Śiva)
• Devī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises ahiṁsā (non-harm) joined with svāgata and satkriyā—welcoming speech and appropriate honoring of others. Dharma is shown not only as inner restraint from violence but as active, fitting respect toward all beings.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrīmahēśvara addresses Devī, describing the conduct of a virtuous person: one who avoids harming creatures and continually honors others with proper hospitality and reverence. The statement functions as ethical instruction within Anuśāsana Parva’s teachings on righteous behavior.