Shloka 8
अध्याय ३३ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य कुशलप्रश्नाः तथा विदुरस्य योगसमाधिः
Chapter 33: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Welfare-Inquiries and Vidura’s Yogic Absorption
यावन्न क्षीयते कर्म तावत् तस्य स्वरूपता । क्षीणकर्मा नरो लोके रूपान्यत्वं नियच्छति
yāvan na kṣīyate karma tāvat tasya svarūpatā | kṣīṇakarmā naro loke rūpānyatvaṁ niyacchati ||
Selama karma belum habis, makhluk tetap terikat dan teridentifikasi dengan wujud jasmani itu. Namun ketika simpanan karma telah terkuras, manusia di dunia ini beralih menuju keadaan dan rupa yang lain.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Embodied identity lasts only while the momentum of karma (especially prārabdha) remains; when that karmic force is exhausted, the being transitions to another condition or form, underscoring the causal link between action and embodiment.
Vaiśampāyana delivers a reflective doctrinal statement within the Ashramavāsika context, explaining how karmic residue sustains a particular bodily state and how the end of that karma leads to a change of state—supporting the parva’s themes of withdrawal, mortality, and the consequences of past deeds.