Shloka 9
Skanda–Mātṛgaṇa-janma: Kumārakāḥ, Kanyāgaṇāḥ, and the Vīrāṣṭaka (स्कन्द-मातृगण-सम्भवः)
अभितसश्चापि गन्तव्यं मया स्वर्ग द्विजोत्तम,विप्रवर! पूर्वजन्ममें मेरे ऊपर जो कुछ बीता था, वह सब मैंने आपसे कह सुनाया। अब इस जीवनके पश्चात् मुझे स्वर्गलोकमें जाना है
abhitaś cāpi gantavyaṃ mayā svarga dvijottama | vipravara! pūrvajanmani me mayy upari yad yat samabhavat tat sarvaṃ te mayā kathitaṃ śrutam | idānīm asya jīvanasyānte mayā svargalokaṃ gantavyam |
Pemburu itu berkata: “Wahai yang terbaik antara dua-kali-lahir, wahai Brahmana yang paling utama! Kini aku mesti berangkat ke syurga. Aku telah pun menceritakan segala yang berlaku kepadaku dalam kelahiran terdahulu—segala yang menimpa dan membentuk haluanku. Sekarang, apabila hayat ini berakhir, jalan takdirku ialah menuju ke alam syurga.”
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores karmic continuity and moral accountability: one’s present condition and future destination (such as heaven) are linked to prior actions and the truthful acknowledgment of one’s life-story. It also models humility—ethical insight can come from any station in life, even a hunter, when grounded in dharma.
The hunter addresses a Brahmin respectfully, stating that he has already recounted the events of his previous birth and that, with the end of his current life approaching, he is bound to depart to Svarga. It functions as a closing or transition point in the hunter’s instruction and personal testimony.