न कुर्याद् यदि मोहेन दुर्मत्याऽश्रद्धयाऽपि वा । विनष्टः सर्वकर्म्मभ्यो विष्ठायां स भवेत् कृमिः ॥ ९१ ॥
na kuryād yadi mōhēna durmatyā’śraddhayā’pi vā | vinaṣṭaḥ sarvakarmmabhyō viṣṭhāyāṁ sa bhavēt kṛmiḥ || 91 ||
Translation
If out of delusion, wrong thinking or lack of faith one does not do so, one is lost to every rite and becomes a worm in filth.
Word by word
- na
- not
- kuryād
- does
- yadi
- if
- mōhēna
- out of delusion
- durmatyā’śraddhayā’pi
- wrong thinking or lack of faith
- vā
- or
- vinaṣṭaḥ
- lost
- sarvakarmmabhyō
- to every rite
- viṣṭhāyāṁ
- in filth
- sa
- he
- bhavēt
- becomes
- kṛmiḥ
- a worm
Meaning
The commentary: Śiva states the fault of disregarding his teaching in the Kali age; moha is glossed as lack of discernment, aśraddhā as lack of trust.