Nārāyaṇasya Guhya-nāmāni Niruktāni (Etymologies of Nārāyaṇa’s Secret Epithets) / नारायणस्य गुह्यनामानि निरुक्तानि
ततो निबद्धः स्वां योनिं कर्मणामुदयादिह
tato nibaddhaḥ svāṃ yoniṃ karmaṇām udayād iha
Then, bound to one’s own womb—one’s particular mode of birth and condition of existence—here in this world, a being comes to rise and manifest according to the emergence of its past actions. The statement underscores the ethical causality of karma: one’s circumstances are shaped by deeds, and embodied life unfolds under that binding momentum.
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