Devi Bhagavatam 9.35.24 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 35, Shloka 24
Nanakarmavipakaphalakathanam: The Results of Various Karmas
शृगाली शतजन्मानि शतजन्मानि कुक्कुटी । पारावती सप्तजन्म वानरी सप्तजन्मसु
śṛgālī śatajanmāni śatajanmāni kukkuṭī । pārāvatī saptajanma vānarī saptajanmasu
ସେ ଶହେ ଜନ୍ମ ଶୃଗାଳୀ, ଶହେ ଜନ୍ମ କୁକୁଡ଼ା, ସାତ ଜନ୍ମ ପାରା ଏବଂ ସାତ ଜନ୍ମ ମାଙ୍କଡ଼ ହୋଇ ଜନ୍ମ ହୁଏ ।
Dharmaraja (Yama)
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Shakti Manifestation: Cosmic law of Karma
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Maya Aspect: Avidya-Maya
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Narrator: Narayana / Vyasa
Listener: Narada / Janamejaya
Dialogue Context: Description of karmic retribution and animal rebirths.
Narrative Layer: embedded
Text: Encourages ethical living to avoid falling into lower life forms.
Text: Highlights the difficulty of attaining human birth (Manushya Janma) and how easily it can be lost through adharmic actions.
FAQs
The sequence is: jackal (100 births), hen (100 births), pigeon (7 births), and monkey (7 births).
In Hindu philosophy, animal births are 'Bhoga Yonis' (realms of experience) where the soul exhausts its negative karma without creating new karma, slowly evolving back to human form.
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