Shloka 30
पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages
व्याध उवाच गर्भाधानसमायुक्तं कर्मेदं सम्प्रदृश्यते । समासेन तु ते क्षिप्रं प्रवक्ष्यामि द्विजोत्तम,व्याधने कहा--विप्रवर! गर्भाधान आदि संस्कार-सम्बंधी ग्रन्थोंद्वारा यह प्रतिपादन किया गया है “कि यह जो कुछ भी दृष्टिगोचर हो रहा है, सब कर्मोंका ही परिणाम है।' अतः किस कर्मसे कहाँ जन्म होता है? इस विषयका मैं तुमसे संक्षिप्त वर्णन करता हूँ, सुनो
vyādha uvāca: garbhādhāna-samāyuktaṃ karmedaṃ sampradṛśyate | samāsena tu te kṣipraṃ pravakṣyāmi dvijottama ||
The hunter said: “This whole matter is seen, in the tradition connected with rites beginning with conception (garbhādhāna), to be governed by karma. Therefore, O best of Brahmins, I will quickly explain to you in brief—listen—how beings come to be born in particular conditions through particular actions.”
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the conditions of birth and lived experience are understood as the results of karma, as affirmed in teachings connected with the saṃskāras beginning with garbhādhāna; the speaker will summarize how actions lead to particular births.
The hunter (vyādha), addressing a Brahmin respectfully as ‘dvijottama,’ introduces a concise explanation of karmic causality—how specific deeds lead to specific kinds of birth—framing it within the traditional discourse on life-cycle rites.