कुलधर्ममाहात्म्यम्The greatness of the Kula dharma
Verse 193
सत्यव्रता ब्रह्मनिष्ठाः कृपयाऽऽहूय मानवान् । पावयन्ति कुलाचारैस्ते ज्ञेयाः कौलिकोत्तमाः ॥ १९३ ॥
satyavratā brahmaniṣṭhāḥ kṛpayā’’hūya mānavān | pāvayanti kulācāraistē jñēyāḥ kaulikōttamāḥ || 193 ||
Translation
Those true to their vow, firm in Brahman, who in compassion call people and purify them by the Kula conduct, are to be known as the best of Kaulas.
Word by word
- satya
- to truth
- vratā
- (vratāḥ) true to the vow
- brahma
- in Brahman
- niṣṭhāḥ
- firm
- kṛpayā
- in compassion
- āhūya
- (āhūya) calling
- mānavān
- people
- pāvayanti
- purify
- kula
- of the Kula
- ācārais
- (ācāraiḥ) by the conduct
- tē
- they
- jñēyāḥ
- to be known
- kaulika
- of Kaulas
- uttamāḥ
- (uttamāḥ) the best
Meaning
The final definition of the best Kaula is not any attainment but a work of compassion: he calls others in. This is the text's last word on the subject.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 187.