Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
आनुपूर्व्या विनश्यंति स्वं धातुमुपयाति च । लोकयात्राविधातश्च दानधर्मफलागमे ॥ ४१ ॥
ānupūrvyā vinaśyaṃti svaṃ dhātumupayāti ca | lokayātrāvidhātaśca dānadharmaphalāgame || 41 ||
それらは順次に滅し、それぞれ自らの元素へと帰ってゆく。さらに、世の歩みを司る主宰は、布施(ダーナ dāna)と正しきダルマの行いから生ずる果を成就させる。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in Moksha-dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It asserts an ordered cosmic law: embodied beings dissolve sequentially back into their elemental basis, while the universe’s moral economy is governed so that charity and dharma inevitably yield their corresponding results.
By emphasizing a divinely regulated order behind life and karmic outcomes, it supports bhakti as trusting surrender to the cosmic Governor—performing dāna and dharma as offerings, knowing their fruits are administered by higher ordinance.
A practical karma-phala principle relevant to Dharmaśāstra practice: actions like dāna and righteous conduct are not random in outcome but follow a regulated causality—useful for guiding ritual giving, vows, and ethical duties.