Shloka 11
Pūjya-namaskārya-prakaraṇa
On Those Worthy of Honor and Salutation
ब्राह्मण: कुरुते तद्धि यथा यद् यच्च वाउछति । वद्दीस्तु संविशन् योनीर्जायमान: पुन: पुन:
brāhmaṇaḥ kurute taddhi yathā yad yac ca vā icchati | vaddhīs tu saṁviśan yonīr jāyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ||
Śakra dit : « Un brāhmaṇa, en vérité, fait advenir ce résultat même—quoi qu’il veuille et comme il le veuille. Mais celui qui est lié par les conséquences de l’action entre de matrice en matrice, renaissant encore et encore. »
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts spiritual mastery with karmic bondage: a disciplined, spiritually potent brāhmaṇa can shape outcomes according to righteous will, whereas one bound by attachment and the fruits of action is driven into repeated births (saṁsāra).
Indra (Śakra) is speaking and articulates a moral-spiritual principle: inner freedom and tapas-based mastery lead to agency and higher attainment, while bondage to karma results in continual entry into new wombs and repeated rebirth.