Shloka 17
Preta-Mokṣa Upāya: Svapna-Lakṣaṇa, Pitṛ-Doṣa, and Prescribed Rites
Kṛṣṇa-bali & Nārāyaṇa-bali
अपुत्रको ऽपशुश्चैव दरिद्रो व्याधितस्तथा / वृत्तिहीनश्च हीनश्च भवेज्जन्मनिजन्मनि
aputrako 'paśuścaiva daridro vyādhitastathā / vṛttihīnaśca hīnaśca bhavejjanmanijanmani
เขาจะกลายเป็นผู้ไร้บุตร ไร้ปศุสัตว์ ยากจน เจ็บป่วย ไร้อาชีพ และตกต่ำในทุกภพทุกชาติ
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)
Concept: Repeated misfortune as karma-phala recurring across births (janmanijanmni).
Vedantic Theme: Samsara driven by karma; bondage expressed as repeated limitation of artha, health, and progeny.
Application: Undertake corrective dharma: shraddha for ancestors/pretas if indicated, charity, vows, and Vishnu-bhakti to reduce papa and stabilize life-supporting conditions.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: recurring birth-based consequences of papa and neglect of rites (general thematic parallel)
FAQs
This verse stresses that unresolved negative karma can manifest repeatedly across multiple births as deprivation—lack of progeny, resources, health, and livelihood—until corrected through dharmic living and purification.
It presents them as karmic outcomes that can recur across lifetimes, implying a moral-causal framework where actions and omissions shape future embodied conditions.
Live by dharma—truthfulness, non-harm, responsibility to family and society, and charitable support—so that one’s actions cultivate stability, health, and well-being rather than repeated deprivation.