Shloka 86

Adhyaya 10 — Jaimini’s Questions on Birth, Death, Karma, and the Embodied Journey

Sanskrit

ततः सर्वेषु निस्तीर्णः पापी तिर्यक्त्वमश्नुते ।

कृमिकीटपतङ्गेषु श्वापदे मशकादिषु ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ sarveṣu nistīrṇaḥ pāpī tiryakatvam aśnute | kṛmi-kīṭa-pataṅgeṣu śvāpade maśakādiṣu ||

Translation

Dann, nachdem er all jene Höllen durchschritten hat, gelangt der Sünder zur tierischen Existenz—unter Würmern, Insekten und Motten; unter Bestien und Mücken und dergleichen.

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Key Themes

• Saṃsāra
• Karma
• Rebirth
• Ethics