Shloka 40
Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment
कर्मक्षयाच्च ते सर्वे च्यवन्ते वै पुन: पुन: । तत्रापि च विशेषो$स्ति दिवि नीचोच्चमध्यम:,जब जीवोंके पुण्यकर्मोका भोग समाप्त हो जाता है, तब वे वहाँसे नीचे गिरते हैं। इस प्रकार बारंबार उनका आवागमन होता रहता है। स्वर्गमें भी उत्तम, मध्यम और अधमका भेद रहता है
karmakṣayāc ca te sarve cyavante vai punaḥ punaḥ | tatrāpi ca viśeṣo 'sti divi nīcoccamadhyamaḥ ||
Siddha itu berkata: “Apabila pahala kebajikan daripada perbuatan mereka telah habis, semua makhluk itu jatuh semula, berulang-ulang, dari alam tersebut. Maka demikianlah keluar-masuk mereka berterusan tanpa henti. Bahkan di syurga pun ada perbezaan—ada yang rendah, ada yang sederhana, ada yang luhur—menurut mutu dan kadar kebajikan yang terkumpul.”
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Heaven is not a final liberation: it is a temporary result of merit. When puṇya is spent (karmakṣaya), beings fall and re-enter the cycle of repeated movement (punaḥ punaḥ), and even within heaven there are graded levels corresponding to the quality and quantity of merit.
A Siddha instructs the listener about the mechanics of karmic results: celestial enjoyment ends when merit is exhausted, leading to descent, and the heavenly realm itself contains internal hierarchies (low, middle, high) rather than a single uniform reward.