श्रीराजोवाच देवासुरमनुष्येषु ये भजन्त्यशिवं शिवम् । प्रायस्ते धनिनो भोजा न तु लक्ष्म्या: पतिं हरिम् ॥ १ ॥
śrī-rājovāca devāsura-manuṣyesu ye bhajanty aśivaṁ śivam prāyas te dhanino bhojā na tu lakṣmyāḥ patiṁ harim
- śrī-rājā uvāca
- the King (Parīkṣit) said
- deva
- among demigods
- asura
- demons
- manuṣyeṣu
- and humans
- ye
- who
- bhajanti
- worship
- aśivam
- austere
- śivam
- Lord Śiva
- prāyaḥ
- usually
- te
- they
- dhaninaḥ
- rich
- bhojāḥ
- enjoyers of sense gratification
- na
- not
- tu
- however
- lakṣmyāḥ
- of the goddess of fortune
- patim
- the husband
- harim
- Lord Hari
King Parīkṣit said: Those demigods, demons and humans who worship Lord Śiva, a strict renunciant, usually enjoy wealth and sense gratification, while the worshipers of the Supreme Lord Hari, the husband of the goddess of fortune, do not.