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Shloka 32

The Explanation of Various Gifts (Dāna) and the Soul’s Entry into Another Body

Devanagari script

जगतश्च स्वरूपन्तु निर्मितं स्वेन कर्मणा / पुनर्देहान्तरं याति सुकृतैर्दुष्कृतैर्नरः

Transliteration

jagataśca svarūpantu nirmitaṃ svena karmaṇā / punardehāntaraṃ yāti sukṛtairduṣkṛtairnaraḥ

Translation

Bentuk dunia yang dialami seseorang dibentuk oleh perbuatannya sendiri; dan manusia akan pergi lagi ke jasad yang lain menurut pahala dan dosanya.

Word by Word
जगतःof the world
जगतः:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (and)
स्वरूपम्nature/form
स्वरूपम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (context: object/predicate)
तुbut
तु:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (contrastive particle: but/indeed)
निर्मितम्constructed/formed
निर्मितम्:
Karma (Predicate adjective to स्वरूपम्/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिर्मित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √मा (धातु) उपसर्ग-निर् + क्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)
स्वेनby one's own
स्वेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण of कर्मणा
कर्मणाby action/deed
कर्मणा:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
पुनःagain
पुनः:
Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (again)
देहान्तरम्another body
देहान्तरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदेह + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन
यातिgoes/attains
याति:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√या (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
सुकृतैःby good deeds
सुकृतैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootसुकृत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
दुष्कृतैःby evil deeds
दुष्कृतैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदुष्कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
नरःa man/person
नरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Pretakalpa Layer

Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: One’s experiential world and embodiment are constructed by one’s own karma; merits and demerits propel transmigration into another body.

Vedantic Theme: Karma as upādhi shaping saṃsāric experience; saṃsāra driven by sañcita/prārabdha; impetus toward vairāgya and liberation through knowledge/bhakti.

Application: Own the consequences of actions; cultivate puṇya through dharmic conduct and reduce pāpa through restraint and atonement; use the doctrine to motivate sādhanā rather than fatalism.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Pretakalpa): repeated assertion that the jīva’s next gati and body follow karma; descriptions of post-mortem accounting presuppose this principle

Characters & Entities
G
Garuda
K
Karma
S
Sukrita
D
Dushkrita

FAQs

It states that one’s experienced condition and embodiment are self-made through karma, and that karma is the deciding cause for taking another birth.

It implies continuity beyond one life: after death, the being attains a new body, shaped by the balance of sukṛta (merit) and duṣkṛta (sin).

Cultivate merit through ethical conduct, charity, and dharmic living while avoiding harmful actions, since deeds shape both present experience and future destiny.

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