Shloka 23
Adhyaya 56 — Seasons and Time
वार्क्षो स्वाभाविकी देश्या तोयोत्था मानसী तथा ।
कर्मजा च नृणां सिद्धर्वर्षेष्वेतेषु चाष्टसु ॥
vārkṣo svābhāvikī deśyā toyotthā mānasī tathā / karmajā ca nṛṇāṃ siddharvarṣeṣv eteṣu cāṣṭasu
وفي تلك الفارشا الثمانية تكون منالُ البشر (أو وجوهُ الإيفاء) على أنحاء: ما كان من الشجر، وما كان طبيعياً (فطرياً)، وما كان محلياً (إقليمياً)، وما كان مولوداً من الماء، وما كان ذهنياً، وكذلك ما كان مولوداً من الكَرْما—وهذه توجد في فارشات السِّدّهارفا فيما بينها.
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FAQs
The text distinguishes fulfillments that arise without effort (svābhāvikī) from those dependent on mind (mānasī) or action/rites (karmajā), implying graded worlds where the relationship between effort, mind, and result differs.
Cosmographic description belongs under 'Sarga' (ordering of the world) and related Purāṇic geography; it is not a manvantara list or royal genealogy.
The sixfold (as listed) typology can be read as a spectrum of causality: from material supports (tree/water) to subtle supports (mind) to moral supports (karma), reflecting layers of embodiment and consciousness across realms.