कुलधर्ममाहात्म्यम्The greatness of the Kula dharma
Verse 189
ये ये वर्णाः क्षितौ सन्ति यद्यद्धर्ममुपाश्रिताः । कौला भवन्तस्ते पाशैर्मुक्ता यान्ति परं पदम् ॥ १८९ ॥
yē yē varṇāḥ kṣitau santi yadyaddharmamupāśritāḥ | kaulā bhavantastē pāśairmuktā yānti paraṁ padam || 189 ||
Translation
Whatever classes are on earth, whatever dharma they have taken up, becoming Kaulas they are freed from their bonds and go to the highest state.
Word by word
- yē
- whatever
- varṇāḥ
- classes
- kṣitau
- on earth
- santi
- are
- yad
- (yat) whatever
- dharmam
- dharma
- upāśritāḥ
- (upāśritāḥ) taken up
- kaulā
- (kaulāḥ) Kaulas
- bhavantas
- (bhavantaḥ) becoming
- tē
- they
- pāśair
- (pāśaiḥ) from bonds
- muktā
- (muktāḥ) freed
- yānti
- go
- paraṁ
- to the highest
- padam
- state
Meaning
The heading here is the greatness of the Kula dharma. The verse assumes people start from their several classes and creeds, and asks them to give up neither first.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 187.