Shloka 10
Śravaṇa-Mahātmya: The Śravaṇas, Cosmic Testimony, and the Paths of the Puruṣārthas
योयो हि निर्मितः पूर्वं तत्तत्कर्म समाचरेत् / कस्मिंश्चित्समये तत्र ब्रह्मा लोकसमन्वितः
yoyo hi nirmitaḥ pūrvaṃ tattatkarma samācaret / kasmiṃścitsamaye tatra brahmā lokasamanvitaḥ
ผู้ใดถูกสร้างไว้ก่อนในลักษณะใด ย่อมกระทำกรรมให้สอดคล้องกับลักษณะนั้นโดยธรรมชาติ และในกาลหนึ่ง ณ ที่นั้น พรหมาได้ปรากฏ/สถิตพร้อมด้วยโลกทั้งหลาย
Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Afterlife Stage: Pretayoni
Concept: Beings act in accordance with their prior constitution and latent impressions; action follows nature shaped by previous causes.
Vedantic Theme: Saṃskāra/karma condition svabhāva; within order (niyati), agency is refined through knowledge and discipline.
Application: Notice habitual patterns; reshape them through deliberate practice (satsaṅga, vows, study), rather than blaming fate or denying conditioning.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated emphasis that karma and saṃskāra propel post-mortem experience and rebirth tendencies
FAQs
This verse states that beings act according to how they were previously formed—implying past karma and impressions shape one’s natural conduct, which later determines results in the afterlife framework taught in the Preta Kanda.
By invoking Brahmā “accompanied by the worlds,” the verse hints that individual action is not random but embedded in a larger cosmic order—supporting the Purana’s broader narrative where moral causality governs post-death outcomes.
Cultivate deliberate habits (dharma, self-restraint, charity) because repeated actions become one’s nature; reshaping conduct now is presented as the way to reshape future consequences.