Shloka 16
Adhyaya 11 — The Son’s Discourse on Embryogenesis, Birth, and the Wheel of Saṃsāra
ततः कालक्रमाज्जन्तुः परिवर्तत्यधोमुखः ।
नवमे दशमे वापि मासि सज्जायते यतः ॥
tataḥ kālakramāj jantuḥ parivartaty adhomukhaḥ | navame daśame vāpi māsi sajjāyate yataḥ ||
Kemudian, menurut perjalanan masa, makhluk yang berjasad itu berpaling dengan kepala ke bawah; kerana mulai bulan kesembilan—atau bulan kesepuluh—ia menjadi siap untuk dilahirkan.
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FAQs
The verse emphasizes that embodiment proceeds under the governance of time and nature’s process, not personal control—preparing the listener for the broader teaching that worldly life begins in constraint and continues under causal law (karma and time).
Primarily within 'Pratisarga/Pratisarga-like' didactic material (accounts of beings and their conditions) and secondarily as karmic-ethical instruction connected to 'Vaṃśānucarita' in the broad Purāṇic sense (human condition across lives), though not a genealogy proper.
The turning 'adhomukha' can be read as a symbol of consciousness entering outward-facing existence—mind and senses orienting toward the lower (external) field, setting the stage for delusion and forgetfulness after birth.