Shloka 138
Prayaga-mahatmya
Glory of Prayaga and the Magha Bath at Triveni
ततः स्वर्गात्परिभ्रष्टः क्षीणकर्मात्र चागतः । हिरण्यरत्नसंपूर्णे समृद्धे जायते कुले ॥ १३८ ॥
tataḥ svargātparibhraṣṭaḥ kṣīṇakarmātra cāgataḥ | hiraṇyaratnasaṃpūrṇe samṛddhe jāyate kule || 138 ||
അപ്പോൾ സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പതിതനായി, പുണ്യം ക്ഷയിച്ചവനായി അവൻ ഈ മർത്ത്യലോകത്തിലേക്ക് വന്ന് സ്വർണ്ണ-രത്നസമ്പന്നമായ സമൃദ്ധകുലത്തിൽ ജനിക്കുന്നു।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights the Purāṇic karma doctrine: heavenly enjoyment is temporary, and when accumulated merit is spent, the soul returns to human birth—often in a materially prosperous family—showing that svarga is not final liberation.
By implying the limits of merit-based rewards (svarga), it indirectly points toward bhakti and mokṣa-oriented practice as superior, since devotion to Viṣṇu is taught as leading beyond temporary heavenly results.
The verse reflects karma-vipāka (results of actions) used in Dharma-śāstra and related Jyotiṣa reasoning about merit, lifespan of results, and rebirth, though no specific Vedāṅga technique is explicitly described in this single śloka.