Shloka 50
Adhyaya 50 — Mind-Born Progeny, Svayambhuva Manu’s Lineage, and Brahmā’s Ordinance to Duḥsaha (Alakṣmī’s Retinue)
दुष्टं क्रुद्धार्तदत्तञ्च यक्ष तद्भागि तत्फलम् ।
यच्च पौनर्भवः किञ्चित् करोत्यमुष्मिकं क्रमम् ॥
duṣṭaṃ kruddhārta-dattañ ca yakṣa tad-bhāgī tat phalam |
yac ca paunarbhavaḥ kiñcit karoty āmuṣmikaṃ kramam ||
“Apa jua yang jahat, apa jua yang diberikan dalam kemarahan atau dalam kesusahan—wahai Yakṣa, engkau menerima bahagian daripada buahnya. Dan apa jua yang dilakukan oleh seorang ‘paunarbhava’ sebagai upacara yang ditujukan kepada alam akhirat—(itu pun turut terkumpul bagimu).”
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FAQs
The inner state (anger, distress, malice) contaminates the act and redirects its karmic yield; the text frames this as the Yakṣa obtaining a ‘share’ in such compromised merit.
Dharma/ācāra discourse embedded in purāṇic narration; not a cosmological or genealogical segment.
A ‘Yakṣa-share’ symbolizes that distorted intention creates openings for obstructive forces to feed on one’s acts, diminishing sattvic uplift.