Shloka 41
कल्मषापहर-कीर्तनम् / Kīrtana for the Removal of Impurity
स चेत् कर्मक्षयान्मर्त्यों मनुष्येष्पजायते । अल्पाबाधो निरातड्क: स जात: सुखमेधते
sa cet karmakṣayān martyo manuṣyeṣv ajāyate | alpābādho nirātaṅkaḥ sa jātaḥ sukham edhate ||
摩诃提婆说道：“若其所积福德既尽，而复生于人间，则所遭诸苦甚微，常离怖畏与扰动。如此而生，便于安乐中兴盛——分受福祉，生活无劳苦、无躁扰。女神啊，此乃贤善之道，障碍与阻难不得入其门。”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when a virtuous being must return to human birth due to the exhaustion of accumulated merit, the fruits of prior righteousness remain: life tends to be less obstructed, more fearless, and conducive to peaceful prosperity. The verse highlights the protective momentum of dharma and puṇya across births.
Śrī Mahādeva is instructing Devī about the post-mortem trajectory of a righteous person. He explains that after enjoying the results of merit, if rebirth occurs, it is characterized by fewer afflictions and a calmer, more successful human life—describing this as the way of the good.