Shloka 54
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
ब्राह्मणो5पि महत् क्षेत्र लोके चरति पादवत् | यत् तत्र बीज॑ं वपति सा कृषि: प्रेत्य भाविनि
brāhmaṇo 'pi mahat kṣetraṃ loke carati pādavat | yat tatra bījaṃ vapati sā kṛṣiḥ pretya bhāvini, bhāmini ||
اے بھامنی! برہمن بھی اس دنیا میں ایک عظیم کھیت کی مانند ہے—مگر وہ پاؤں والا چلتا پھرتا کھیت ہے۔ اس کھیت میں جو بیج بویا جاتا ہے، وہی مرنے کے بعد پرلوک میں پھل دینے والی کھیتی بن جاتا ہے۔
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Acts ‘sown’ into a worthy recipient—here symbolized by the brāhmaṇa as a living, moving field—mature into results after death. The verse urges mindful giving and ethical action with an eye on long-term karmic consequences.
Śrī Maheśvara addresses a goddess/consort (vocatively ‘bhāvini, bhāmini’) and explains, through an agrarian metaphor, how offerings or deeds directed toward brāhmaṇas function like sowing seed in a fertile field, producing posthumous spiritual and existential ‘harvest’.