कुलधर्ममाहात्म्यम्The greatness of the Kula dharma
Verse 190
शैवधर्माश्रिताः कौलाः तीर्थरूपाः शिवात्मकाः । स्नेहेन श्रद्धया प्रेम्णा पूज्या मान्याः परस्परम् ॥ १९० ॥
śaivadharmāśritāḥ kaulāḥ tīrtharūpāḥ śivātmakāḥ | snēhēna śraddhayā prēmṇā pūjyā mānyāḥ parasparam || 190 ||
Translation
Kaulas, who keep to the Śaiva dharma, in the form of tīrthas, of the nature of Śiva, are to be honoured and respected by one another with affection, faith and love.
Word by word
- śaiva
- Śaiva
- dharma
- the dharma
- āśritāḥ
- (āśritāḥ) who keep to
- kaulāḥ
- Kaulas
- tīrtha
- of tīrthas
- rūpāḥ
- in the form
- śiva
- of Śiva
- ātmakāḥ
- (ātmakāḥ) of the nature
- snēhēna
- with affection
- śraddhayā
- faith
- prēmṇā
- love
- pūjyā
- (pūjyāḥ) to be honoured
- mānyāḥ
- respected
- parasparam
- by one another
Meaning
Having told how the Kula is open to all, Śiva adds how its members are to treat one another. This is the one verse of the passage about the community's inner life.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 187.