Shloka 46
Adhyāya 314 — हिमवदाश्रमः, शक्तिक्षेपकथा, तथा स्वाध्यायविधिः
Himalayan Hermitage, the Myth of the Thrown Spear, and Rules of Vedic Study
पुण्यपापेन मानुष्यमधर्मेणाप्यधोगतिम् । केवल पुण्य करनेसे मनुष्य ऊर्ध्वलोकमें गमन करता है
puṇyapāpena mānuṣyam adharmeṇāpy adhogatim |
ຍາຊະນະວັນກະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ໂດຍການປົນປະສົມລະຫວ່າງບຸນ ແລະ ບາບ ສັດຕະວາຈຶ່ງໄດ້ກຳເນີດເປັນມະນຸດ; ແລະໂດຍການປະພຶດອະທຳ—ຍິ່ງແລ້ວ—ຈະຕົກສູ່ພົບພູມຕ່ຳ. ຄຳສອນນີ້ວາງຫຼັກເຫດຜົນທາງສິນທຳ: ບຸນລ້ວນໆຍົກຂຶ້ນ, ການກະທຳປົນປະສົມຜູກໄວ້ໃຫ້ກັບມາເກີດໃນໂລກມະຕະ, ແລະການປະພຶດບາບຢ່າງຕໍ່ເນື່ອງນຳໃຫ້ຕົກຕ່ຳລົງ.
याज़्वल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Actions bear corresponding results: merit tends toward higher attainments, mixed merit and demerit yield continued human rebirth, and unrighteous conduct drives one toward lower states.
In a didactic discourse within the Śānti Parva, the sage Yājñavalkya explains the ethical logic of karma—how different patterns of conduct shape one’s post-mortem destiny and future birth.