Shloka 7
Brahmā’s Curse, Four Births, and the Dharma of Shared Embodiment
Draupadī/Kṛṣṇā
उद्धताश्च यतो यूयं मानुषीं योनिमाप्स्यथ / तत्र स्वभर्तृसंयोगमवाप्स्यथ खगेश्वर
uddhatāśca yato yūyaṃ mānuṣīṃ yonimāpsyatha / tatra svabhartṛsaṃyogamavāpsyatha khageśvara
যেহেতু তোমরা উদ্ধত হয়েছ, তাই তোমরা মানবযোনি লাভ করবে; এবং সেখানে, হে খগেশ্বর, নিজ নিজ স্বামীর সঙ্গে মিলন পাবে।
Lord Vishnu (narrating/instructing Garuda)
Concept: Pride precipitates descent; karmic consequence can include both suffering (fall) and structured restoration (reunion).
Vedantic Theme: Saṃsāra as karmaphala; the jīva’s embodied condition arises from vāsanā and egoic error.
Application: Treat setbacks as karmic feedback; respond with humility and corrective action rather than resentment.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: transition (from celestial to human realm)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 3.17.6 (cause: arrogance); Garuda Purana 3.17.8 (subsequent actions at Meru)
FAQs
The verse links a specific fault—arrogance—to a concrete karmic result: taking birth in a human womb, showing that moral qualities shape future embodiment.
It implies continuity of consequence across lives: conduct (such as pride) conditions the next birth, indicating the soul’s journey proceeds through rebirth according to karma.
Cultivate humility and self-restraint; reducing pride is presented as a way to prevent painful karmic reversals and to live more dharmically.