Shloka 9
कर्मनाशाभावः, गर्भे जीवप्रवेशः, आचारधर्मोपदेशः
Karma’s Non-Extinction, Jīva’s Entry into the Embryo, and Instruction on Conduct-Dharma
यथा लोहस्य निःस्यन्दो निषिक्तो बिम्बविग्रहम् । उपैति तद् विजानीहि गर्भ जीवप्रवेशनम्,जैसे तपाये हुए लोहेका द्रव जैसे साँचेमें ढाला जाता है उसीका रूप धारण कर लेता है, उसी प्रकार गर्भमें जीवका प्रवेश होता है, ऐसा समझो (अर्थात् जीव जिस प्रकारकी योनिमें प्रविष्ट होता है, उसी रूपमें उसका शरीर बन जाता है)
yathā lohasya niḥsyando niṣikto bimbavigraham | upaiti tad vijānīhi garbhe jīvapraveśanam ||
The Brāhmaṇa said: “Just as the molten flow of iron, when poured into a mould, takes on the very form of that mould, so too should you understand the entry of the living being into the womb: according to the kind of womb it enters, a corresponding bodily form is fashioned.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Embodiment follows an intelligible pattern: as molten metal takes the mould’s shape, the jīva’s entry into a particular womb results in a body shaped according to that womb’s kind—supporting the idea that birth and form are conditioned rather than random.
A Brāhmaṇa speaker explains, through a concrete craft-metaphor (casting iron in a mould), how the living being enters the womb and how bodily form arises accordingly, clarifying a doctrinal point within the ongoing discourse.