Shloka 138
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
ततः स्वर्गात्परिभ्रष्टः क्षीणकर्मात्र चागतः । हिरण्यरत्नसंपूर्णे समृद्धे जायते कुले ॥ १३८ ॥
tataḥ svargātparibhraṣṭaḥ kṣīṇakarmātra cāgataḥ | hiraṇyaratnasaṃpūrṇe samṛddhe jāyate kule || 138 ||
પછી સ્વર્ગમાંથી પતિત થઈ, પુણ્ય ક્ષીણ થતાં તે આ મર્ત્યલોકમાં આવી સોનાં-રત્નોથી પરિપૂર્ણ સમૃદ્ધ કુળમાં જન્મ લે છે।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights the Purāṇic karma doctrine: heavenly enjoyment is temporary, and when accumulated merit is spent, the soul returns to human birth—often in a materially prosperous family—showing that svarga is not final liberation.
By implying the limits of merit-based rewards (svarga), it indirectly points toward bhakti and mokṣa-oriented practice as superior, since devotion to Viṣṇu is taught as leading beyond temporary heavenly results.
The verse reflects karma-vipāka (results of actions) used in Dharma-śāstra and related Jyotiṣa reasoning about merit, lifespan of results, and rebirth, though no specific Vedāṅga technique is explicitly described in this single śloka.