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Shloka 37

कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity

देवि! ऐसा मनुष्य अपने ही किये हुए कर्मोके फलके अनुसार मनुष्योंमें तथा जाति- बन्धुओंमें नीच समझा जाता है और सब लोग उससे द्वेष रखते हैं ।।

devi! eṣa manuṣyaḥ svayaṃ kṛtakarmaphalānusāreṇa manuṣyeṣu tathā jāti-bandhuṣu nīcaḥ saṃjñāyate, sarve ca lokāḥ tasmin dveṣaṃ kurvanti. aparaḥ sarvabhūtāni dayāvān anupaśyati; maitradṛṣṭiḥ pitṛsamo nirvairo niyatendriyaḥ.

大自在天(摩醯首罗)说道:“女神啊,如此行事之人,因其自作之业果,必在人间乃至族亲之中被视为卑下;众人皆憎恶之。然与此相反,若有人以慈悲之眼观一切众生——视众生皆为友,对一切如父般慈爱,不怀怨憎,克制诸根——又能摄持手足,不令任何生命惊惧,不杀害任何生类;为一切众生所信赖;不以绳索、杖棒、石块或致命兵刃加害众生;其行柔和而无过,恒常归依于怜悯——如此之人得生天界,受持天身,于光明天宫中如诸天一般欢喜而住。”

aparaḥthe other (person), on the contrary
aparaḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootapara
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
sarva-bhūtāniall beings
sarva-bhūtāni:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootsarva-bhūta
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
dayā-vāncompassionate
dayā-vān:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootdayāvat
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
anupaśyatilooks upon, regards
anupaśyati:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootanu√paś
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
maitra-dṛṣṭiḥone whose outlook is friendly
maitra-dṛṣṭiḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootmaitra-dṛṣṭi
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
pitṛ-samaḥlike a father
pitṛ-samaḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootpitṛ-sama
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
nirvairaḥfree from enmity
nirvairaḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootnirvaira
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
niyata-indriyaḥone whose senses are restrained
niyata-indriyaḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootniyata-indriya
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Ś
Śrī-Maheśvara (speaker)
D
Devī (addressed goddess)
S
svarga-loka (heaven)
D
divya-śarīra (divine body)
D
divya-bhavana (celestial mansion)
D
devatāḥ (gods)
R
rajjū (rope)
D
daṇḍa (stick)
ḍhela (clod/stone)
A
astra-śastra (weapons)

Educational Q&A

The passage contrasts two moral types: one whose harmful conduct makes him despised even by his own kin, and the compassionate, non-violent, self-restrained person who treats all beings as friends and earns trust; such virtue leads to heavenly attainment.

Śrī Maheśvara instructs Devī by describing the social and spiritual consequences of behavior: cruelty and hostility bring disgrace and hatred, while mercy, harmlessness, and restraint bring esteem and the reward of Svarga with a divine mode of existence.