Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment
उपपत्तिं तु वक्ष्यामि गर्भस्याहमत: परम् । तथा तनन््मे निगदतः: शृणुष्वावहितो द्विज
upapattiṁ tu vakṣyāmi garbhasyāham ataḥ param | tathā tan me nigadataḥ śṛṇuṣvāvahito dvija ||
シッダは言った。「これより先、身を帯びた存在がいかにして胎内に入り、そこで形を取り、出生へと進むのかを、順を追って説こう。婆羅門よ、私が語るこの次第を、心を一つにして注意深く聞け。」
सिद्ध उवाच
The verse introduces a systematic explanation of how life takes embodiment in the womb, emphasizing disciplined listening and careful transmission of knowledge.
A Siddha addresses a Brahmin and signals a transition into a detailed account of conception and fetal development—presented as an instructive, authoritative discourse to be heard with full attention.