Shloka 8
स्वकृतं भुज्यते वैश्य कालेकाले पुनःपुनः । एकः करोति कर्माणि एकस्तत्फलमश्नुते
svakṛtaṃ bhujyate vaiśya kālekāle punaḥpunaḥ | ekaḥ karoti karmāṇi ekastatphalamaśnute
โอ้ไวศยะ ผลแห่งกรรมที่ตนทำย่อมต้องเสวยซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าตามกาลเวลา ผู้เดียวกระทำกรรม และผู้นั้นเองย่อมรับประทานผลของมัน
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Concept: One repeatedly experiences, at the proper time, the results of one’s own deeds; the doer and enjoyer are the same individual.
Application: Stop outsourcing blame; practice ‘karmic hygiene’: choose sattvic actions, offer work to Vishnu, and accept outcomes as time-ripened lessons.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A great wheel of time turns in the sky, its spokes marked with seasons and lunar phases, while a single human figure stands at the center holding a small lamp—symbolizing agency amid inevitability. From the figure’s hands flow two streams—actions—returning as fruits that ripen and fall back into the same hands.","primary_figures":["symbolic Kāla-wheel","human doer-enjoyer figure"],"setting":"Cosmic-celestial expanse with faint constellations and a horizon of clouds; minimalistic, allegorical staging.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["midnight blue","silver","pale gold","smoky violet","ivory"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: A large gold-leaf Kāla-chakra dominates the backdrop with gem-like studs; central figure in traditional attire holds a lamp; streams of flowers/fruits loop back to the figure; rich reds and greens with heavy gold ornamentation and symmetrical framing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: A poetic cosmic scene with a delicate time-wheel in the sky, soft gradients of night blue; a lone figure beneath, fruits falling gently into their own hands; refined linework, restrained palette, contemplative mood.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: Stylized circular chakra with bold outlines and patterned segments; central figure with expressive eyes; strong reds/yellows/greens against dark blue, temple mural geometry and decorative borders.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Circular mandala-like time-wheel framed by lotus borders; central figure surrounded by repeating motifs of fruits and flowers returning to source; deep indigo cloth ground with gold and white detailing, rhythmic symmetry."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft bell at cadence","distant wind","silence between lines"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कालेकाले = काले काले (पुनरुक्ति); पुनःपुनः = पुनः पुनः; एकस्तत्फलमश्नुते = एकः तत्-फलम् अश्नुते (विसर्ग-लोप/सन्धि).
FAQs
It teaches personal moral causality: the outcomes of actions return to the doer, repeatedly and in due time.
No. It explicitly states that the same individual who performs the deeds is the one who receives their fruits.
Accountability: since one bears one’s own results, one should act with discernment, restraint, and righteousness.