Shloka 22
Genealogy of the Ancestors (Pitṛs) and the Procedure of Śrāddha
तेनैव तत्कर्मफलं भुज्यते वरवर्णिनी । सद्यः फलंति कर्माणि देवत्वे प्रेत्यमानुषे
tenaiva tatkarmaphalaṃ bhujyate varavarṇinī | sadyaḥ phalaṃti karmāṇi devatve pretyamānuṣe
Durch eben diese Ursache, o Frau von schöner Farbe, wird die Frucht jener Tat erfahren. Handlungen tragen sogleich ihre Frucht: sei es das Erlangen der Göttlichkeit oder, nach dem Tod, der menschliche Stand.
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Concept: Karma is self-consistent and swift in its own domain: by the very cause, the fruit is experienced; actions can ripen immediately, shaping godhood or post-mortem human rebirth.
Application: Treat choices as seeds that may sprout quickly; cultivate sattva through truthful speech, restraint, charity, and devotion; do not postpone ethical repair assuming consequences are distant.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A fair-complexioned lady stands at a crossroads of luminous paths: one rises to a radiant celestial city, another descends toward a womb-like earthly horizon symbolizing human rebirth. Above, a subtle wheel of karma glows, showing that the ‘cause itself’ becomes the experienced fruit, immediate and inescapably precise.","primary_figures":["Varavarṇinī (addressed lady; likely Acchodā)","Mahābhāgāḥ/Pitṛ instructors (as guiding figures)","symbolic Karma-wheel (dharmacakra-like motif)"],"setting":"Mythic liminal space between Svarga and Earth—cloud stairways, distant city of light, and an earthly landscape below.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance with sharp contrast","color_palette":["radiant gold","sapphire blue","cloud-white","vermillion","shadow-violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: liminal karmic crossroads with the lady at center, two paths—one to a jeweled Svarga city, one toward earthly rebirth—rendered with strong symmetry; gold leaf on the karma-wheel, city domes, and path edges; rich reds and greens, ornate borders, traditional iconographic clarity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical crossroads in the sky with delicate cloud stairways; the lady in graceful posture, instructors gesturing toward the paths; cool blues and violets with soft gold; refined facial features and subtle symbolism for rebirth on the horizon.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, central figure with expressive eyes; stylized Svarga architecture on one side and earthy landscape on the other; strong red/yellow/green palette with black contouring; a glowing karma-wheel motif above.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central karmic wheel surrounded by lotus motifs; the lady at the center with two ornate pathways; deep blue background with gold stars; intricate floral borders, peacocks and cows as auspicious witnesses, Nathdwara-like decorative density adapted to a doctrinal scene."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"authoritative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell (soft)","temple bell punctuation","tanpura drone","brief silence after ‘sadyah’"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तेन+एव→तेनैव; तत्+कर्मफलम्→तत्कर्मफलम्; फलन्ति written as फलंति in source; प्रेत्य+मानुषे→प्रेत्यमानुषे.
FAQs
It teaches karmic causality: the doer experiences the corresponding fruit of actions, and deeds can ripen quickly, influencing one’s post-death destiny such as divine or human birth.
Yes. The term “sadyaḥ” indicates that some actions can produce results without long delay, even shaping near-term transitions like attaining a divine state or returning to human existence after death.
Personal responsibility: since actions inevitably produce experiential results, one should act with discernment and virtue, mindful that consequences may manifest sooner than expected.