Shloka 35
Devaśarmā–Vipula Dialogue on Ahorātra–Ṛtu as Moral Witnesses (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४३)
अकृशो वायुभग्नाड्: शकुनिर्विकृतस्तथा । चतुष्पाद् बहुरूपश्च पुनर्भवति बालिश:
akṛśo vāyubhagnāṅgaḥ śakunir vikṛtas tathā | catuṣpād bahurūpaś ca punar bhavati bāliśaḥ ||
Dalam kelahiran-kelahiran berulang, ia kadang tampak gemuk dan kuat, kadang bertubuh remuk oleh gangguan vāta, kadang menjadi burung, kadang berwujud cacat. Lalu ia dapat lahir sebagai binatang berkaki empat, sebagai si banyak rupa, atau sebagai orang dungu yang bebal.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the results of karma can manifest as varied and even diminished embodiments—illness, deformity, animal birth, or foolishness—highlighting the ethical urgency of right conduct and right understanding.
Bhīṣma is instructing about the workings of karma and saṃsāra, describing how a being may repeatedly take different bodily forms and conditions across births, including human, animal, and impaired states.