Shloka 13

कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity

Devanagari script

अप्रवृत्ताश्न ये लुब्धा नास्तिका दानवर्जिता: | एवंभूता नरा देवि निरयं यान्त्यबुद्धय:,देवि! ऐसे अकर्मण्य, लोभी, नास्तिक तथा दानधर्मसे दूर रहनेवाले बुद्धिहीन मनुष्य नरकमें पड़ते हैं

Transliteration

apravṛttāśn ye lubdhā nāstikā dānavarjitāḥ | evaṃbhūtā narā devi nirayaṃ yānty abuddhayaḥ ||

Translation

Śrī Maheśvara nói: “Hỡi Nữ Thần, những kẻ lười biếng không chịu gắng sức, tham lam, phủ nhận đức tin và trật tự đạo lý, lại xa lánh bổn phận bố thí—hạng người thiếu minh tri ấy sẽ rơi vào địa ngục.”

Word by Word

• अप्रवृत्ताश्नाः: inactive and eating (without working)
• अप्रवृत्ताश्नाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रवृत्त + अश्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• लुब्धाः: greedy
• लुब्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लुब्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नास्तिकाः: atheists / unbelievers
• नास्तिकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नास्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दानवर्जिताः: devoid of charity
• दानवर्जिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान + वर्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एवंभूताः: such (of this kind)
• एवंभूताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवंभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नराः: men / people
• नराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• देवि: O goddess (address)
• देवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• निरयम्: hell
• निरयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निरय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यान्ति: go
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural

• अबुद्धयः: unintelligent / undiscerning
• अबुद्धयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अबुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Devī (the Goddess, Umā/Pārvatī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse warns that a life marked by inertia (lack of righteous effort), greed, denial of dharma, and avoidance of charity leads to a painful post-mortem consequence (niraya). It elevates dāna and moral faith as essential supports of ethical living.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī Maheśvara addresses Devī, describing a class of people defined by greed, irreligion, and refusal to give. He states the karmic outcome for such conduct, continuing the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma and right behavior.