Shloka 25
Adhyaya 11 — The Son’s Discourse on Embryogenesis, Birth, and the Wheel of Saṃsāra
नरकेषु महद्दुःखमेतद् यत् स्वर्गवासिनः ।
दृश्यन्ते तात मोदन्ते पात्यमानाश्च नारकाः ॥
narakeṣu mahad duḥkham etad yat svargavāsinaḥ | dṛśyante tāta modante pātyamānāś ca nārakāḥ ||
Dies ist ein großes Leiden in den Höllen: dass man, o Geliebter, die Bewohner des Himmels jubelnd sieht—während die Höllenwesen hinabgestürzt werden.
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FAQs
Suffering is intensified by comparison and awareness of others’ joy; the verse cautions against actions that lead to such states and implicitly critiques envy and attachment to status-based pleasure.
Ethical instruction on karmic outcomes (dharma-phala); not directly Sarga/Manvantara/Vaṃśa, but supportive of the Purāṇic goal of moral formation.
The ‘seeing’ of heaven while falling suggests consciousness can remain lucid amidst suffering; this can be read as a warning that awareness without wisdom becomes torment—true relief comes from transforming the causes (karma and ignorance).