Shloka 19
Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment
दृश्यन्ते संत्यजन्तश्न॒ शरीराणि द्विजर्षभ । गर्भसंक्रमणे चापि मर्मणामतिसर्पणे
dṛśyante santyajantaś ca śarīrāṇi dvijarṣabha | garbha-saṅkramaṇe cāpi marmaṇām ati-sarpaṇe ||
Sang Siddha berkata: “Wahai dwija yang utama, makhluk-makhluk tampak meninggalkan tubuh mereka. Saat memasuki rahim pun, dan ketika titik-titik peka serta persendian terguncang dengan pedih, derita yang serupa dialami. Maka kelahiran dan kematian sama-sama ditandai oleh sengsara yang tajam.”
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
That intense suffering accompanies both birth and death; recognizing this, one should cultivate detachment from the body and live according to dharma rather than clinging to transient embodiment.
A Siddha addresses a Brahmin, pointing to the observable fact of beings leaving their bodies and comparing the pain of dying with the pain involved in entering the womb and the disturbance of vital points, to underscore the harshness of embodied existence.