Shloka 72
The Extent of Questions: Deathbed Rites, Kāla (Time), and Karma-Vipāka Rebirths
भक्ष्याभक्ष्यो गण्डमाली महारोगी प्रजायते / न्यासापहारी काणः स्यास्त्रीजीवः खञ्जको भवेत्
bhakṣyābhakṣyo gaṇḍamālī mahārogī prajāyate / nyāsāpahārī kāṇaḥ syāstrījīvaḥ khañjako bhavet
ผู้กินของควรกินปนของต้องห้าม ย่อมเกิดเป็นผู้มีต่อมน้ำเหลืองบวมและโรคร้ายแรง. ผู้ขโมยของฝาก (อามานัต) ย่อมเป็นคนตาข้างเดียว; และผู้เกาะกินหญิงย่อมเป็นคนขาเป๋.
Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Mixing bhakṣya with abhakṣya, stealing entrusted deposits (nyāsa), and living parasitically off a woman yield specific bodily afflictions (glandular disease, one-eyedness, lameness).
Vedantic Theme: Karma shaping the subtle body’s tendencies into gross bodily outcomes; ethical ‘trust’ (nyāsa) as a dharmic pillar.
Application: Maintain dietary discipline per dharma; never misappropriate entrusted property; cultivate self-reliance and non-exploitation in relationships.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.2 (karma-vipāka lists: diet, theft, social exploitation)
FAQs
This verse links food discipline to karma: knowingly consuming what is prohibited is said to manifest as serious bodily afflictions in a future birth, emphasizing dharmic restraint in diet and conduct.
Rather than describing a geography of the afterlife here, the verse highlights karmic causality: specific unethical actions (dietary transgression, breach of trust, exploitative dependence) shape the conditions of rebirth, including disease and disability.
Maintain integrity in what you consume (ethically and ritually), never misuse entrusted money/property, and avoid exploitative dependence in relationships—these are presented as core dharmic safeguards against harmful karmic outcomes.