Shloka 8
अध्याय ३३ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य कुशलप्रश्नाः तथा विदुरस्य योगसमाधिः
Chapter 33: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Welfare-Inquiries and Vidura’s Yogic Absorption
यावन्न क्षीयते कर्म तावत् तस्य स्वरूपता । क्षीणकर्मा नरो लोके रूपान्यत्वं नियच्छति
yāvan na kṣīyate karma tāvat tasya svarūpatā | kṣīṇakarmā naro loke rūpānyatvaṁ niyacchati ||
ตราบใดที่กรรมยังไม่สิ้น สัตว์ย่อมยังคงยึดโยงและเป็นอันหนึ่งอันเดียวกับรูปกายเดิมนั้นอยู่ แต่เมื่อกรรมสิ้นแล้ว มนุษย์ในโลกนี้ย่อมไปสู่ภาวะและรูปอื่น
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Embodied identity lasts only while the momentum of karma (especially prārabdha) remains; when that karmic force is exhausted, the being transitions to another condition or form, underscoring the causal link between action and embodiment.
Vaiśampāyana delivers a reflective doctrinal statement within the Ashramavāsika context, explaining how karmic residue sustains a particular bodily state and how the end of that karma leads to a change of state—supporting the parva’s themes of withdrawal, mortality, and the consequences of past deeds.