Shloka 76
मशकः सो ऽथ चछिन्नोष्ठो विवाहे विघ्नकृद्भवेत् / स्याद्वाथ वृषलः सो ऽयं चत्वरे वै विण्मूत्रकृत्
maśakaḥ so 'tha cachinnoṣṭho vivāhe vighnakṛdbhavet / syādvātha vṛṣalaḥ so 'yaṃ catvare vai viṇmūtrakṛt
Ia terlahir sebagai nyamuk; atau menjadi orang berbibir sumbing yang menimbulkan rintangan dalam pernikahan. Atau ia lahir sebagai vṛṣala (kaum rendah), yang di perempatan menajiskan tempat dengan buang air besar dan kecil.
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Pāpa manifests as lower rebirth (mosquito, outcaste) and bodily deformity; social disruption (wedding obstacles) rebounds as degraded embodiment.
Vedantic Theme: Karma shapes nāma-rūpa (name-form) and social station; adharma externalizes as bodily and societal disorder.
Application: Avoid sabotaging auspicious rites (vivāha); maintain public cleanliness and respect shared spaces; cultivate non-harming and social responsibility.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Type: crossroads/public square
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.2 (rebirth as animals/insects and low social conditions as karma-vipāka)
FAQs
This verse illustrates that specific harmful behaviors lead to specific rebirth outcomes—ranging from low, painful existences (like a mosquito) to socially degraded births—showing karma as precise moral causality.
In the Preta Kanda’s framework, after death the soul experiences consequences and then takes rebirth shaped by prior conduct; here the text highlights rebirth forms tied to creating ritual/social harm and public impurity.
Avoid causing disruption in sacred rites (especially marriages) and maintain public cleanliness and dignity; the teaching frames such conduct as ethically serious with long-term consequences.