Shloka 154
Merit of Causeways and Crossings, Temple Construction Rewards, and the Rudrākṣa Mahātmya
निचितं दुष्कृतं सर्वं दहेज्जन्मनि जन्मनि । न चोदरे भवेद्रोगो न चैवापटुतां व्रजेत्
nicitaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ sarvaṃ dahejjanmani janmani | na codare bhavedrogo na caivāpaṭutāṃ vrajet
Todas las malas acciones acumuladas se consumen, vida tras vida; y no habrá enfermedad en el vientre, ni se caerá en debilidad o incapacidad.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Adhyaya 59; likely a narrator or primary interlocutor of the chapter’s dialogue)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: dahejjanmani = dahet + janmani; bhavedrogo = bhavet + rogaḥ; caivāpaṭutām = ca + eva + apaṭutām.
FAQs
It teaches that a purifying merit (implied by the surrounding context) can destroy accumulated sinful karma across repeated births and yield tangible wellbeing, such as freedom from abdominal illness and debility.
Yes—alongside karmic purification, it explicitly mentions the absence of abdominal disease (udara-roga) and not falling into weakness or incapacity (āpaṭutā).
It reinforces the idea that sustained purification and merit counteract the long-term effects of wrongdoing, encouraging ethical living and spiritually grounded practices that transform one’s future conditions.