Shloka 36
Adhyaya 70 — The King Confronts the Rakshasa and Restores the Brahmin’s Wife
अन्यजन्मनि कस्यापि विप्रयोगः कृतो मया ।
सोऽयं ममाप्युपगतः को दोषोऽस्य महात्मनः ॥
anyajanmani kasyāpi viprayogaḥ kṛto mayā / so 'yaṃ mamāpy upagataḥ ko doṣo 'sya mahātmanaḥ
முன்னொரு பிறவியில் நான் ஒருவரின் பிரிவை ஏற்படுத்தினேன்; அதே கர்மப் பலன் இப்போது என்மேலும் வந்து சேர்ந்தது. இந்த மகாத்மனுக்கு இதில் என்ன குற்றம்?
FAQs
The verse articulates karmic reciprocity: harm done to others (here, causing separation) returns to the agent. Ethically, it discourages scapegoating the innocent and urges self-scrutiny before judging others.
Primarily within Manvantara (narrative situated in a manvantara framework) and Dharma-śikṣā through itihāsa-style exemplum; not a sarga/pratisarga passage.
Separation (viprayoga) symbolizes the soul’s self-made alienation from harmony; the ‘return’ of the act indicates the inescapable mirroring law of action and consequence, urging inner purification rather than outward blame.