Shloka 71
An exposition on the fruits of charity and on entry into a body
Garbhotpatti, Piṇḍa-śarīra, and Antya-kāla-kriyā
पुनश्च तद्वन्मरणं जन्म प्राप्नोति मानवः / ततः संसारचक्रे ऽस्मिन् भ्राम्यते घटयन्त्रवत्
punaśca tadvanmaraṇaṃ janma prāpnoti mānavaḥ / tataḥ saṃsāracakre 'smin bhrāmyate ghaṭayantravat
ثم مرةً أخرى، على النحو نفسه، ينال الإنسان الموت ثم ينال الميلاد؛ وبعد ذلك، في عجلة السَّمسارة هذه، يظل يدور كدولاب الساقية.
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Without liberating knowledge, the human repeats death and birth, revolving helplessly in saṃsāra like a mechanical water-wheel.
Vedantic Theme: Saṃsāra as beginningless due to avidyā; need for mokṣa through jñāna/bhakti to break the cycle.
Application: Strengthen daily disciplines that interrupt mechanical living—regular svādhyāya, japa, ethical restraint, and remembrance of mortality (maraṇa-smṛti).
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: cosmic/temporal mechanism (ghaṭa-yantra metaphor)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.32.72 (svarga/naraka as karma-phala)
FAQs
This verse highlights that without liberation, a person repeatedly undergoes death and birth, endlessly rotating in saṃsāra like a mechanical wheel—underscoring the urgency of spiritual practice and right living.
It presents the post-death outcome in principle: death is followed by another birth, and the being continues to revolve through embodied states, driven by the momentum of worldly existence (saṃsāra) rather than reaching final freedom.
Live with dharma and self-restraint, reduce attachment, and pursue liberating knowledge/devotion so life is not spent merely repeating the same cycle of anxiety, death, and rebirth.