Shloka 3
Fruits of Righteousness: Charity, Faith, and the Path to Yama
गर्भस्थैर्जायमानैश्च बालैस्तरुणमध्यमैः । पुंस्त्रीनपुंसकैर्वृद्धैर्यातव्यं जंतुभिस्ततः
garbhasthairjāyamānaiśca bālaistaruṇamadhyamaiḥ | puṃstrīnapuṃsakairvṛddhairyātavyaṃ jaṃtubhistataḥ
അതുകൊണ്ട് അവിടെ എല്ലാ ജീവികളും പോകേണ്ടതുതന്നെ—ഗർഭസ്ഥർ, ജന്മിക്കുന്നവർ, ബാലർ, യുവാക്കളും മധ്യവയസ്കരും; പുരുഷൻ, സ്ത്രീ, നപുംസകൻ, വൃദ്ധൻ—എല്ലാവരും.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Padma Purana; wider context needed to identify a dialogue speaker)
Concept: No embodied condition exempts one from the onward journey; death and karmic passage apply to all—unborn, newborn, young, middle-aged, elderly; across gender categories.
Application: Do not postpone spiritual practice; begin now regardless of age or circumstance—daily remembrance, ethical restraint, and periodic vows/fasts.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A symbolic procession shows the entire arc of embodied life—womb, birth, childhood, youth, adulthood, old age—moving along a single road that disappears into mist. The figures are diverse in gender expression and age, emphasizing that the law of passage spares none, while a distant threshold hints at Yama’s domain.","primary_figures":["symbolic jīvas (womb-to-old age sequence)","a guiding karmic force (abstract, like a flowing current or thread)"],"setting":"A liminal road between worlds, with one side showing scenes of life (home, play, work) and the other fading into a gray horizon.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["sepia brown","mist gray","soft gold","muted teal","earth green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a narrative frieze with multiple vignettes—pregnant mother, newborn, child, youth, adult, elder—aligned along a single golden path; ornate borders, gold leaf highlighting the ‘thread of karma,’ rich reds and greens, stylized lotuses as moral emblems.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate sequential scenes across a landscape scroll—village home, riverbank play, marketplace labor, quiet old-age hut—leading to a misty pass; cool palette, refined faces, gentle melancholy, lyrical composition.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: register-based storytelling with bold outlines; each life stage in a panel, connected by a continuous path motif; natural pigments, strong reds/yellows/greens, temple-wall narrative clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: allegorical life-cycle wheel bordered by lotuses and floral vines; central path motif leading outward; deep blue background with gold and pink lotuses, intricate textile patterns emphasizing universality."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["soft wind","distant temple bell","low tanpura","heartbeat-like mridang pulse (very subtle)","silence after key words"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गर्भस्थैर्जायमानैश्च = गर्भस्थैः + जायमानैः + च; बालैस्तरुणमध्यमैः = बालैः + तरुणमध्यमैः; पुंस्त्रीनपुंसकैर्वृद्धैः = पुंस् + स्त्री + नपुंसकैः + वृद्धैः; जंतुभिस्ततः = जन्तुभिः + ततः.
FAQs
It stresses the universality of life’s onward movement—typically read as the inevitability of change and mortality—applying to every stage of life and every social/biological category.
To remove any exception: no one is exempt from the law being described (the compulsion of time, change, and the onward journey of embodied beings).
Since life is uncertain and impermanent for all, one should live responsibly—cultivating dharma, restraint, and spiritual priorities rather than complacency based on age, status, or identity.