Shloka 7
कर्मनाशाभावः, गर्भे जीवप्रवेशः, आचारधर्मोपदेशः
Karma’s Non-Extinction, Jīva’s Entry into the Embryo, and Instruction on Conduct-Dharma
तद् बीजं सर्वभूतानां तेन जीवन्ति जन्तव: । स जीव: सर्वगात्राणि गर्भस्याविश्य भागश:
tad bījaṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ tena jīvanti jantavaḥ | sa jīvaḥ sarvagātrāṇi garbhasyāviśya bhāgaśaḥ ||
Itulah benih bagi segala makhluk; dengannya makhluk hidup bernyawa. Memasuki embrio anggota demi anggota, jīva meresapi setiap bahagian dan serta-merta membangkitkan kesedaran, menjadi sebab batin yang menghidupkan dan memelihara tubuh.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Life and consciousness in embodied beings are attributed to the jīva as the originating, animating principle: it is called the 'seed' of beings because it is the inner cause by which creatures live and the body becomes sentient.
A brāhmaṇa speaker explains how the jīva enters an embryo and pervades its limbs part by part, thereby producing sentience and sustaining life—framing embodiment as dependent on an inner living principle rather than mere physical formation.