Shloka 34
रावण–मारीचसंवादः तथा मृगप्रलोभनपूर्वकं सीताहरणोपक्रमः
Rāvaṇa–Mārīca Dialogue and the Decoy-Deer Prelude to Sītā’s Abduction
तत्रापि स महाभाग: सुखभागभिजायते । न चेत् सम्बुध्यते तत्र गच्छत्यधमतां तत:,वहाँ भी वह महाभाग मानव सुखके साधनोंसे सम्पन्न होकर ही उत्पन्न होता है। परंतु यदि मानवयोनिमें वह अपने कर्तव्यको न समझे, तो उससे भी नीची योनिमें चला जाता है
tatrāpi sa mahābhāgaḥ sukhabhāgabhijāyate | na cet sambudhyate tatra gacchaty adhamatāṃ tataḥ ||
“Mesmo ali, como humano, esse afortunado nasce dotado de sua parte e dos meios de felicidade. Mas, se na condição humana ele não desperta e não compreende o seu dever (dharma), então, a partir daí, cai para estados de existência ainda mais baixos.”
देवदूत उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human birth, even when blessed with comfort and opportunity, is meaningful only if one awakens to dharma (one’s duty and moral responsibility). Failure to do so leads to ethical decline and consequent downfall into lower states of existence.
A divine messenger explains the moral logic of rebirth: a being may attain a fortunate human life, but if he does not recognize and follow his proper duty while human, he degenerates and is said to move toward lower forms or conditions.