Shloka 57
Kāla (Right Time), Effort, and the Ethics of Giving — कालः, प्रयत्नः, दानधर्मश्च
एवंभूतो हि यो विप्र: सत्पथं सत्यथे स्थित: । आहिताग्निरधीयानो ब्रह्म॒भूयाय कल्पते
evaṁbhūto hi yo vipraḥ satpathaṁ satyataye sthitaḥ | āhitāgnir adhīyāno brahmabhūyāya kalpate ||
Wika ni Maheshvara: “Ang Brahmin na may ganitong pagkatao—matatag sa katotohanan at nakatindig sa mabuting landas—na nag-iingat ng mga banal na apoy at namumuhay na nakatuon sa pag-aaral ng Veda, ay nagiging karapat-dapat makamit ang kalagayan ng Brahman.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steadfast truthfulness and adherence to the righteous path, supported by disciplined Vedic study and the maintenance of sacred fires (Agnihotra), qualifies a brahmin for realization of Brahman—spiritual culmination rather than mere social status.
Śrīmaheśvara is instructing about the marks and practices of an ideal brahmin. The verse links ethical integrity (truth and right conduct) with ritual and study, presenting them as a unified path leading to brahmabhāva (attainment of Brahman).