Shloka 6

Devanagari script

यातनाभ्यः परिभ्रष्टा देवाद्यास्व् अथ योनिषु जन्तवः परिवर्तन्ते शास्त्राणाम् एष निर्णयः

Transliteration

yātanābhyaḥ paribhraṣṭā devādyāsv atha yoniṣu jantavaḥ parivartante śāstrāṇām eṣa nirṇayaḥ

Translation

Released from those torments, living beings turn again through births—beginning even with divine states and onward through other wombs; such is the settled conclusion of the sacred teachings.

Word by Word

• यातनाभ्यः: from the torments
• यातनाभ्यः: Apādāna (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यातना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी (अपादान), बहुवचन

• परिभ्रष्टाः: having fallen away (from)
• परिभ्रष्टाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + √भ्रंश् (भ्रंशँ पतने/च्युतौ)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'fallen away/escaped'

• देवाद्यासु: in (states) beginning with gods
• देवाद्यासु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-आद्य (प्रातिपदिक; देव + आदि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: देवा आद्याः यस्याः (class)

• अथ: then/and
• अथ: Discourse connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थ/प्रस्तावार्थ (then/now)

• योनिषु: in wombs/births
• योनिषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• जन्तवः: creatures
• जन्तवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• परिवर्तन्ते: revolve/undergo transmigration
• परिवर्तन्ते: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + √वृत् (वृतँ वर्तने)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• शास्त्राणाम्: of the scriptures
• शास्त्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• निर्णयः: conclusion/decision
• निर्णयः: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्णय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in discourse to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Cycle after punishment: rebirth across divine and other wombs as śāstric conclusion

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: authoritative

Cosmological Context

Creation Stage: Manvantara

Manvantara: Vaivasvata

Cosmic Hierarchy: Lokas

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: After experiencing post-mortem ordeals, beings re-enter the cycle of births, ranging from divine states to other wombs, as affirmed by the śāstras.

Vedantic Theme: Moksha

Application: Do not romanticize ‘higher births’; instead pursue liberation-oriented practice that ends cycling through all yoni-s.

Vishishtadvaita: Saṃsāra is a real, divinely ordered progression of embodied states; liberation is a distinct, higher telos beyond even deva-status, attainable by the Lord’s grace.

Characters & Entities

• Devas (gods)
• Jantavas (living beings)
• Shastras (scriptural authority)

FAQs

What is the significance of rebirth after punishment in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse states the scriptural doctrine that after experiencing torments, beings are released and continue transmigrating into new births, even into divine states, according to remaining karma.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the cycle of samsara here?

Parāśara frames samsara as a lawful “revolving” through yonis: once a phase of suffering is exhausted, the jīva moves onward into other embodiments, governed by śāstric moral causality.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Though Vishnu is not named in this line, the teaching assumes a Vishnu-ordered cosmos where dharma and karmic law operate under the Supreme’s sovereignty, guiding beings through punishment, release, and rebirth.