Shloka 79

Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell

Sanskrit

अहञ्चान्ये च ये तत्र यातनाभ्यः परिच्युताः ।

स्वकर्मफलनिर्दिष्टं ततो जात्यन्तरं गताः ॥

Transliteration

ahañ cānye ca ye tatra yātanābhyaḥ paricyutāḥ | svakarmaphalanirdiṣṭaṃ tato jātyantaraṃ gatāḥ ||

Translation

Dan aku, serta yang lain yang terlepas daripada siksaan itu, kemudian pergi kepada kelahiran yang lain, sebagaimana ditentukan oleh buah perbuatan (karma) kami sendiri.

Word by Word

अहम्I

चand

अन्येothers

चand

येwho

तत्रthere

यातनाभ्यःfrom the torments

परिच्युताःfallen away / released

स्वकर्मफलनिर्दिष्टम्assigned by one’s own karma-fruit

ततःfrom there / then

जात्यन्तरम्another birth/species

गताःhave gone

Speakers

Son continuing narration (first-person reference implies the narrator experienced it in a prior life or vision)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "karuna", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

SaṃsāraRebirthKarmic allocationAfterlife mechanics

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Hell is not final; it is a transitional state where certain karmas are exhausted, after which rebirth follows according to remaining karmic momentum. Responsibility remains personal: one’s own deeds define one’s next embodiment.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

Dharma/karma teaching within narrative; tangentially supports manvantara-style moral order (ṛta/dharma) but does not name a Manu or era.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Another birth’ indicates the continuity of latent impressions (saṃskāras). Release from yātanā without liberation (mokṣa) implies karmic purification without final transcendence.