Shloka 11
Saṃsāra-cakra, Preta’s 12-day Transit to Yama, Re-embodiment, and Karma-Vipāka Catalog of Sins and Rebirths
ततश्च मरणं तत्तद्धर्मामाप्नोति मानवः / एवं संसारचक्रे ऽस्मिन् भ्राम्यते घटीयन्त्रवत्
tataśca maraṇaṃ tattaddharmāmāpnoti mānavaḥ / evaṃ saṃsāracakre 'smin bhrāmyate ghaṭīyantravat
പിന്നീട് മരണം വരുന്നു; മനുഷ്യൻ തന്റെ സ്വധർമ്മാനുസരിച്ച് അതത് ഫലം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. ഇങ്ങനെ ഈ സംസാരചക്രത്തിൽ അവൻ ഘടീയന്ത്രംപോലെ ചുറ്റിക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു।
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey
Concept: Death follows life; post-death destiny accords with one’s dharma/karma; the jiva revolves in samsara like a water-wheel.
Vedantic Theme: Karma-bandhana and punarjanma; necessity of moksha as escape from cyclicity.
Application: Live with ethical accountability; prioritize practices that break the cycle—bhakti, jnana, and disciplined conduct.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: karma-phala and rebirth discussions; imagery of samsara-chakra and Yama’s adjudication elsewhere
FAQs
This verse states that at death a person reaches the outcome that corresponds to his dharma—implying that one’s deeds and moral choices shape post-death destiny and further rebirth.
It presents saṃsāra as a revolving wheel: driven by one’s accumulated actions, the being continues to circle through repeated states (birth/death), much like a water-wheel that keeps turning.
Live with dharma—truthfulness, restraint, compassion, and duty—because the text links one’s end-of-life outcome and future course directly to one’s conduct.