Shloka 56
कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity
श्रीमहेश्वरने कहा--जो श्रेष्ठ मार्गको पानेकी इच्छा रखकर सदा ही ब्राह्मणोंसे उसके विषयमें पूछता है, धर्मका अन्वेषण करता और सद्गुणोंकी अभिलाषा रखता है, वही स्वर्गलोकके सुखका अनुभव करता है ।।
śrīmaheśvara uvāca—yo śreṣṭha-mārgaṃ prāptum icchan sadā brāhmaṇebhyaḥ tasya viṣaye pṛcchati, dharmam anviṣyati, sadguṇānām abhīlāṣaṃ ca dhatte, sa eva svargalokasya sukham anubhavati. yadi mānuṣatāṃ devi kadācit sa nigacchati, medhāvī dhāraṇā-yuktaḥ prāyas tatra abhijāyate.
Sinabi ni Śrī Maheśvara: “Ang sinumang nagnanais makamit ang pinakamataas na landas, at palaging nagtatanong sa mga brāhmaṇa tungkol dito, naghahanap ng dharma at nananabik sa mararangal na birtud—siya lamang ang nakararanas ng ligaya ng daigdig-langit. At kung, O Diyosa, ang gayong tao’y minsang makarating sa pag-iral bilang tao, sa kapanganakang iyon ay karaniwan siyang isinisilang na matalino at may lakas ng pag-alala at matatag na pag-unawa.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Persistent inquiry into the highest path from the learned, active pursuit of dharma, and aspiration for virtues lead to heavenly happiness; and even if such a person is reborn as human, they tend to be endowed with intelligence and strong retention/comprehension.
Maheśvara addresses Devī, describing the karmic outcome of a seeker who regularly consults brāhmaṇas about the श्रेष्ठ मार्ग, searches for dharma, and cultivates virtue—resulting in svarga-enjoyment and, if returning to human birth, notable intellectual and cognitive strength.