Shloka 32
Śrī–Indra–Bali Saṃvāda: The Departure and Fourfold Placement of Lakṣmī
अविद्या कर्म तृष्णा च केचिदाहु: पुनर्भवे । कारणं लोभमोहौ तु दोषाणां तु निषेवणम्,कुछ लोग अविद्या, कर्म, तृष्णा, लोभ, मोह तथा दोषोंके सेवनको पुनर्जन्ममें कारण बताते हैं
avidyā karma tṛṣṇā ca kecid āhuḥ punarbhave | kāraṇaṁ lobha-mohau tu doṣāṇāṁ tu niṣevaṇam ||
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದನು— “ಕೆಲವರು ಪುನರ್ಜನ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗಿ ಅವಿದ್ಯೆ, ಕರ್ಮ ಮತ್ತು ತೃಷ್ಣೆಯನ್ನು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ; ಇನ್ನೂ ಕೆಲವರು ಲೋಭ, ಮೋಹ ಹಾಗೂ ದೋಷಗಳ ಸೇವನೆಯೇ ಕಾರಣವೆಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ।”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rebirth is sustained by inner causes—ignorance and craving, expressed through actions, and reinforced by greed, delusion, and habitual indulgence in vices. Ethical purification and right knowledge are implied remedies.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhīṣma teaches by listing what various authorities consider the roots of punarbhava (rebirth), emphasizing psychological and moral causes rather than external ones.