Shloka 65
Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra
दैवाधीनं जगत्सर्वं सदेवासुरमानुषम् । दैवं तत्पूर्वजन्मानि संचिताः कर्मवासनाः ॥ ६५ ॥
daivādhīnaṃ jagatsarvaṃ sadevāsuramānuṣam | daivaṃ tatpūrvajanmāni saṃcitāḥ karmavāsanāḥ || 65 ||
Die ganze Welt—mitsamt Göttern, Asuras und Menschen—steht unter der Macht des Geschicks. Und dieses „Geschick“ ist nichts anderes als die angesammelten Eindrücke der Taten, die karmischen Neigungen aus früheren Geburten.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It reframes “fate” (daiva) as a moral law: what appears as destiny is the stored momentum of one’s own past actions and tendencies across births, urging responsibility and conscious dharmic living.
By identifying destiny as karmic accumulation, it implies that bhakti and surrender to the Lord can purify karma-vāsanās; devotion becomes a transformative force that loosens the grip of past impressions and redirects life toward liberation.
The verse aligns with dharma-based causality used in Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology): ‘daiva’ is often read as prārabdha-karma (ripened karma). The practical takeaway is to use prescribed dharma, vrata, and worship as remedial disciplines rather than fatalism.