Shloka 89
The Extent of Questions: Deathbed Rites, Kāla (Time), and Karma-Vipāka Rebirths
स्त्रियो ऽप्यनेन मार्गेण हृत्वा दोषमवाप्नुयुः / एतेषामेव जन्तूनां भार्यात्वमुपजायते
striyo 'pyanena mārgeṇa hṛtvā doṣamavāpnuyuḥ / eteṣāmeva jantūnāṃ bhāryātvamupajāyate
এই একে পথৰে নাৰীয়েও যদি পৰৰ বস্তু বা ধন হৰণ কৰে, তেন্তে তেওঁলোক দোষৰ ভাগী হয়। তাৰ পাছত তেওঁলোক যিসকল জীৱক ক্ষতি কৰিছিল, সেই জীৱসমূহৰেই পত্নী হৈ জন্ম লয়।
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Karma applies irrespective of gender; harmful appropriation binds one into future relational consequences with the harmed beings.
Vedantic Theme: Karmic bondage (bandha) through relational saṁskāras; actions shape future embodiment and social ties.
Application: Apply ethical standards equally; avoid exploitation; seek reconciliation and restitution to prevent long-term karmic entanglements.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.2 (gender-inclusive karma-vipāka statements)
FAQs
This verse stresses that taking what is not given creates doṣa (sin) regardless of gender, and it can bind the soul into future-life relationships as a karmic consequence.
It links a specific wrongdoing (hṛtvā—taking/stealing) to a concrete rebirth outcome: becoming connected to the wronged beings through marriage, showing how karma shapes future embodiment and social bonds.
Avoid taking others’ property, credit, or resources by any means; practice restitution and ethical livelihood, since karmic effects can manifest as long-term entanglements and suffering across lives.