Shloka 3
Adhyaya 10 — Jaimini’s Questions on Birth, Death, Karma, and the Embodied Journey
निष्क्रान्तिमुदरात् प्राप्य कथं वा वृद्धिमृच्छति ।
उत्क्रान्तिकाले च कथञ्चिद्भावेन वियुज्यते ॥
niṣkrāntim udarāt prāpya kathaṃ vā vṛddhim ṛcchati |
utkrānti-kāle ca kathañcid-bhāvena viyujyate ||
Depois de emergir do ventre, como alcança o crescimento? E no momento da partida (a morte), por que condição se separa (do corpo)?
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FAQs
The verse ties growth and death into one continuum: since separation is inevitable, dharma should be pursued now, and attachments should be moderated.
Supports Sarga/Pratisarga at the microcosmic level (individual embodiment), often used in Purāṇas to ground teachings on karma and mokṣa.
‘Utkrānti’ points to subtle-body doctrine: what ‘departs’ is not gross flesh but the jīva with its saṃskāras, indicating continuity beyond visible dissolution.