Shloka 2
Brahmopadeśa: Ahiṃsā, Jñāna, and the Kṣetrajña–Sattva Analysis
Chapter 49
ऊर्ध्व देहाद् वदन्त्येके नैतदस्तीति चापरे । केचित् संशयितं सर्व नि:संशयमथापरे
ūrdhvaṃ dehād vadanty eke naitad astīti cāpare | kecit saṃśayitaṃ sarvaṃ niḥsaṃśayam athāpare ||
ヴァーユは言った。「ある者は、身体が滅んだのち、より高き境地においてダルマの果を得ると言う。別の者は、そのようなものは存在しないと言い張る。ある者はダルマの教えすべてを不確かだと見なし、また別の者は疑いなきものだと断言する。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights competing views about dharma’s consequences: some affirm post-mortem fruition and certainty in dharma, while others deny an afterlife or treat all dharmic claims as doubtful. It frames a debate about moral causality and the grounds of ethical confidence.
Vāyudeva speaks by reporting the range of human opinions on whether dharma yields results beyond death and whether dharma can be known with certainty, setting up a reflective discussion on belief, doubt, and moral order.