Shloka 33
Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment
पश्यन्त्येवंविधं सिद्धा जीवं दिव्येन चक्षुषा । च्यवन्तं जायमानं च योनिं चानुप्रवेशितम्
paśyanty evaṃvidhaṃ siddhā jīvaṃ divyena cakṣuṣā | cyavantaṃ jāyamānaṃ ca yoniṃ cānupraveśitam ||
Para Siddha yang dikurniai penglihatan ilahi melihat jīva demikian: mereka melihatnya gugur (dari satu jasad), melihatnya lahir (ke jasad yang lain), dan melihatnya memasuki rahim. Seperti manusia bermata biasa memerhati kunang-kunang berkelip dalam gelap—muncul di sini lalu lenyap di sana—demikianlah para resi yang sempurna, dengan mata pengetahuan, senantiasa menyaksikan jīva bergerak melalui mati, lahir, dan peringkat kandungan.
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the jīva undergoes death, birth, and entry into the womb, and that perfected seers (Siddhas) can directly perceive this cycle through divine/gnostic vision. Ethically, it supports detachment from mere bodily identity and encourages responsibility for karma across lives.
A Siddha is explaining how realized beings perceive the subtle movement of the living self: they witness its departure from one embodiment, its new birth, and its descent into the womb—events ordinarily hidden from common perception.