Shloka 15

कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः

Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time

Devanagari script

एष देवकृतो मार्ग: सेवितव्य: सदा नरै:

Transliteration

eṣa devakṛto mārgaḥ sevitavyaḥ sadā naraiḥ

Translation

مہیشور نے کہا—“یہ دیوتاؤں کا قائم کیا ہوا راستہ ہے؛ انسانوں کو چاہیے کہ ہمیشہ اسی کی پیروی اور اس پر عمل کریں۔”

Word by Word

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवकृतः: made by the gods
• देवकृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवकृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मार्गः: path
• मार्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सेवितव्यः: to be followed/served; should be practiced
• सेवितव्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• नरैः: by men; by people
• नरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī-Maheśvara
• deva (the gods)
• nara (human beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse asserts that true dharma is not merely a human convention but a divinely established path, and therefore it carries an enduring obligation: people should consistently practice it.

What is happening in the narrative?

Maheshvara is speaking, concluding or reinforcing an instruction by identifying the recommended conduct as a ‘devakṛta mārga’—a god-ordained way of life—and urging humans to adhere to it continually.