Shloka 20
Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment
तादृशीमेव लभते वेदनां मानव: पुनः । भिन्नसंधिरथ क्लेदमद्धि: स लभते नर:,विप्रवर! सभी जीव अपने शरीरोंका त्याग करते देखे जाते हैं। गर्भमें मनुष्य प्रवेश करते समय तथा गर्भसे नीचे गिरते समय भी वैसी ही वेदनाका अनुभव करता है। मृत्यु- कालमें जीवोंके शरीरकी सन्धियाँ टूटने लगती हैं और जन्मके समय वह गर्भस्थ जलसे भीगकर अत्यन्त व्याकुल हो उठता है
tādṛśīm eva labhate vedanāṁ mānavaḥ punaḥ | bhinnasandhir atha kledam addhiḥ sa labhate naraḥ, vipravara |
Sang Siddha berkata: “Seorang manusia sekali lagi mengalami derita yang sama. Ketika sendi-sendi tubuh terkoyak, ia menanggung azab itu; dan ketika lahir, basah oleh lembapan rahim, ia menjadi amat gelisah. Maka, wahai Brahmana yang mulia, semua makhluk terlihat meninggalkan jasad; dan masuk ke rahim serta terjatuh keluar daripadanya disertai penderitaan yang seumpama dengan saat maut.”
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the continuity of suffering across death and rebirth: the agony of dying (as bodily joints loosen and break) is mirrored by the distress of entering and emerging from the womb. The ethical-philosophical thrust is toward vairagya (detachment) and sober reflection on saṁsāra, encouraging the listener to seek liberation rather than cling to bodily existence.
A Siddha addresses a Brahmin, describing what beings undergo at death and at birth. He explains that the embodied self experiences intense pain when leaving the body and similarly suffers during gestation and delivery, being drenched in womb-fluid and distressed—presented as an observation meant to instruct and awaken discernment.