Shloka 24

कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity

Devanagari script

न स्तम्भी न च मानी यो देवताद्विजपूजक: । लोकपूज्यो नमस्कर्ता प्रश्मितो मधुरं वच:

Transliteration

na stambhī na ca mānī yo devatādvijapūjakaḥ | lokapūjyo namaskartā praśmito madhuraṃ vacaḥ ||

Translation

圣摩醯首罗说道：“其人不傲不矜，奉祀诸天，敬礼二生者（dvija）；为世所推为可敬；礼拜长者；性情柔和谦逊，言辞甘美——具此行相者，即循达摩之正道而行。”

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• स्तम्भी: arrogant/obstinate (lit. stiff, haughty)
• स्तम्भी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तम्भिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: nor/not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मानी: proud/conceited
• मानी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवता-द्विज-पूजकः: worshipper of deities and twice-born (Brahmins)
• देवता-द्विज-पूजकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोक-पूज्यः: worthy of worship by the world/people
• लोक-पूज्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नमस्कर्ता: one who offers salutations
• नमस्कर्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्-कर्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रश्मितः: smiling/serene-faced
• प्रश्मितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-श्मित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मधुरम्: sweet (pleasant)
• मधुरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचः: speech/word
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Maheśvara (Mahādeva/Śiva)
• devatāḥ (deities)
• dvijāḥ (twice-born)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is marked by humility and reverence: avoiding arrogance and vanity, honoring gods and the learned, showing respect through salutations, maintaining a serene demeanor, and speaking gently and sweetly.

What is happening in the narrative?

Maheśvara is describing the recognizable traits of a virtuous person—someone whose inner discipline appears outwardly as humility, worshipful respect, courteous behavior, and pleasant speech.