Shloka 20
Adhyaya 11 — The Son’s Discourse on Embryogenesis, Birth, and the Wheel of Saṃsāra
भ्रष्टज्ञानो बालभावं ततो जन्तुः प्रपद्यते ।
ततः कौमारकावस्थां यौवनं वृद्धतामपि ॥
bhraṣṭajñāno bālabhāvaṃ tato jantuḥ prapadyate | tataḥ kaumārakāvasthāṃ yauvanaṃ vṛddhatām api ||
ஞானத்திலிருந்து வீழ்ந்த அந்த உயிர் பின்னர் பால்ய நிலையுள் நுழைகிறது; அதன் பின் இளமைப் பருவம், யௌவனம், மேலும் முதுமையையும் அடைகிறது.
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FAQs
The life-course is portrayed as a compelled progression under ignorance; recognizing this impermanence encourages dharmic living and pursuit of liberating insight before old age and death arrive.
Didactic teaching about embodied existence (Sarga/Pratisarga-related instruction), not primarily Manvantara or Vaṃśa material.
The ‘fall from knowledge’ preceding the life-stages suggests that time-bound identity (age, social role) is built upon forgetfulness of the Self; spiritual practice is a reversal—recovering what was veiled.