Shloka 30
Sat-saṅga, Dharma-Nīti, Karma-Phala, Śauca, and Vairāgya
Overcoming Grief
बालो युवा च वृद्धश्च यः करोति शुभाशुभम् / तस्यान्तस्यामवस्थायां भुङ्क्ते जन्मनिजन्मनि
bālo yuvā ca vṛddhaśca yaḥ karoti śubhāśubham / tasyāntasyāmavasthāyāṃ bhuṅkte janmanijanmani
ബാല്യത്തിലോ യൗവനത്തിലോ വൃദ്ധാവസ്ഥയിലോ ആരെങ്കിലും ശുഭമോ അശുഭമോ കര്മ്മം ചെയ്താൽ, അതിന്റെ ഫലം ജീവിതത്തിന്റെ അന്ത്യാവസ്ഥയിലും ജന്മജന്മാന്തരങ്ങളിലും അനുഭവിക്കുന്നു.
Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Actions at any age bear fruit; karmic results mature especially toward the end of life and across rebirths.
Vedantic Theme: Saṃsāra-cakra driven by puṇya/pāpa; continuity of karma across embodiments; impetus for timely correction before death.
Application: Practice dharma consistently throughout life; do not postpone ethical living; cultivate end-of-life mindfulness and remembrance of the divine.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: death-proximate states and the carryover of karma into the preta journey (conceptual continuity)
FAQs
This verse states that actions—good or evil—done at any age inevitably yield results, shaping repeated births and the condition one reaches at life’s end.
It links the soul’s recurring births to karmic causality, emphasizing that the cumulative deeds of a life culminate in an “ending state” that conditions the next trajectory.
Live ethically in every stage of life—childhood to old age—since no deed is wasted; cultivate merit, restrain harm, and prepare a peaceful end through dharmic conduct.