Shloka 15
Moksha and Svarga through Dāna, Tīrtha, Nāma-smaraṇa, and Bhāva
यादृक् चित्तप्रतीतिः स्यात् तादृक् कर्मफलं नृणाम् / परलोकगतिस्तादृक सूचीसूत्रविचारवत्
yādṛk cittapratītiḥ syāt tādṛk karmaphalaṃ nṛṇām / paralokagatistādṛka sūcīsūtravicāravat
จิตมีความเชื่อมั่นและแนวโน้มเช่นไร ผลกรรมของมนุษย์ก็เป็นเช่นนั้น; และคติในปรโลกก็เป็นเช่นนั้นเอง—ละเอียดเที่ยงตรงดุจการพิจารณาเข็มกับด้าย
Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey
Concept: Citta-pratīti (inner conviction/orientation) conditions karma-phala; the afterlife course mirrors the mind’s pattern with meticulous exactness.
Vedantic Theme: Saṁskāra-vāsanā shaping gati; mind as the subtle driver of experience; karmic law as precise and impersonal; alignment of inner intention with outer action.
Application: Cultivate wholesome intentions and stable sattvic convictions through japa, self-inquiry, ethical vows, and mindful action; monitor habitual thought-patterns as seeds of future experience.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: repeated doctrine that the preta’s experience and gati follow karma and mental impressions; Yama’s accounting is exact (general internal resonance)
FAQs
This verse states that karmic results correspond to one’s inner conviction and mental orientation; the mind conditions how actions ripen and are experienced.
It teaches that the soul’s post-death trajectory aligns with the quality of one’s inner disposition, unfolding with precise correspondences—like the fine, exact relation of needle and thread.
Cultivate ethical intention and steady clarity of mind alongside right action, since inner orientation shapes how karma bears fruit and how one faces consequences beyond this life.