Shloka 15
Karmic Causality, Fate, and the Supremacy of Food-Charity
within Guru-tīrtha Glorification
तिर्यक्त्वं स्थावरत्वं वा याति जंतुः स्वकर्मभिः । स एव तु तथा भुंक्ते नित्यं विहितमात्मनः
tiryaktvaṃ sthāvaratvaṃ vā yāti jaṃtuḥ svakarmabhiḥ | sa eva tu tathā bhuṃkte nityaṃ vihitamātmanaḥ
സ്വകര്മ്മങ്ങളാല് ജീവന് തിര്യക്ജന്മത്തിലേക്കോ സ്ഥാവരാവസ്ഥയിലേക്കോ പോകുന്നു; തനിക്കായി വിധിക്കപ്പെട്ടതിനെ അതേ ജീവന് നിത്യം യഥാവിധി അനുഭവിക്കുന്നു।
Unspecified (context not provided; likely within the Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue framework of the Padma Purāṇa)
Concept: By one’s own actions one may descend to animal or even immobile (sthāvara) existence; the same jīva must then experience the ordained results—inescapable karmic fruition.
Application: Practice ahiṃsā and mindful consumption; cultivate daily Hari-smaraṇa and periodic vratas (especially ekādaśī) to prevent karmic descent and to purify latent tendencies.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A poignant sequence like a scroll painting: the same soul-flame passes through panels—first as a human, then as a deer, then as a tree rooted in earth—each panel showing the being ‘tasting’ its allotted fate. Above the panels, a faint path of light leads toward a distant Viṣṇu shrine, hinting at liberation through devotion.","primary_figures":["soul-flame (jīva)","human form","animal form (deer/cow)","tree (sthāvara)","Vishnu shrine in distance"],"setting":"scroll-like landscape transitioning from village to forest to grove; distant temple silhouette","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["pale gold","earth brown","leaf green","ash gray","sky blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: triptych panels—human, animal, tree—linked by a small flame-jīva; each panel framed with gold leaf; distant Viṣṇu temple with glowing dhvaja; rich reds/greens, jeweled borders, ornate motifs emphasizing karmic inevitability and hope of refuge.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: continuous landscape narrative from village to forest to grove; the same subtle flame motif travels; delicate brushwork, soft dawn light, cool blues and greens, gentle path leading to a small temple on a hill.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: three registers with bold outlines; jīva-flame repeated; stylized animal and tree forms; a blue Viṣṇu icon at top corner as refuge; red-yellow-green pigments and temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: circular narrative border showing human/animal/tree scenes; central lotus with a small Viṣṇu emblem; floral borders with tulasi motifs; deep blue ground with gold highlights, peacocks at corners, intricate patterning."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["soft bells","forest birds","low tanpura drone","gentle wind"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: जंतुः → जन्तुः; भुंक्ते (IAST bhuṃkte) = भुङ्क्ते; विहितम् आत्मनः → विहितमात्मनः (sandhi).
FAQs
It states that one’s own actions can lead to lower forms of birth (animal or immobile), and that the same individual must experience the results that those actions bring.
Tiryak refers broadly to non-human animal births, while sthāvara refers to immobile life forms such as plants (and other stationary beings) in traditional Indian cosmology.
Personal responsibility: actions shape future conditions of life, and their consequences are inescapably experienced by the doer.