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

摩醯首罗说道：“女神啊，那些懒惰不肯奋发、贪婪成性、否认信德与道德秩序、远离布施之责的人——此等愚昧无明之辈，必堕地狱。”

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.