दोषान् परेषां हि गुणेषु साधवो गृह्णन्ति केचिन्न भवादृशो द्विज । गुणांश्च फल्गून् बहुलीकरिष्णवो महत्तमास्तेष्वविदद्भवानघम् ॥ १२ ॥
dosan paresam hi gunesu sadhavo grhnanti kecin na bhavadrso dvija gunams ca phalgun bahuli-karisnavo mahattamas tesv avidad bhavan agham
- dosan
- faults
- paresam
- of others
- hi
- for
- gunesu
- in the qualities
- sadhavah
- sadhus
- grhnanti
- find
- kecit
- some
- na
- not
- bhavadrsah
- like you
- dvija
- O twice-born
- gunan
- qualities
- ca
- and
- phalgun
- small
- bahuli-karisnavah
- greatly magnifies
- mahat-tamah
- the greatest persons
- tesu
- among them
- avidat
- find
- bhavan
- you
- agham
- the fault.
Twice-born Daksa, a man like you can simply find fault in the qualities of others. Lord Siva, however, not only finds no faults with others’ qualities, but if someone has a little good quality, he magnifies it greatly. Unfortunately, you have found fault with such a great soul.