पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages
कर्मजा हि मनुष्याणां रोगा नास्त्यत्र संशय:
karmajā hi manuṣyāṇāṃ rogā nāsty atra saṃśayaḥ
นายพรานกล่าวว่า “โรคภัยของมนุษย์ย่อมเกิดจากกรรมของตนเอง—ในข้อนี้ไม่มีความสงสัย”
व्याध उवाच
Suffering in the form of illness is presented as karmically conditioned: one’s actions have consequences that can manifest as bodily affliction, reinforcing personal ethical responsibility.
In the Vyādha’s instruction (the hunter-teacher episode in Vana Parva), he explains to his listener that human diseases are not random but arise from karma, underscoring a dharmic view of causation and accountability.