Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvitiya Skandha, Shloka 14
Parīkṣit’s Comprehensive Inquiries and the Bhāgavata as Śabda-avatāra
यस्मिन् कर्मसमावायो यथा येनोपगृह्यते । गुणानां गुणिनां चैव परिणाममभीप्सताम् ॥ १४ ॥
yasmin karma-samāvāyo yathā yenopagṛhyate guṇānāṁ guṇināṁ caiva pariṇāmam abhīpsatām
Pagkatapos, ilarawan mo sana kung paano ang wastong pag-iipon ng mga bunga ng karma na nagmumula sa mga guna ng materyal na kalikasan ay kumikilos sa nilalang na may pagnanasa, at ayon sa mga guna ay itinataas o ibinababa siya sa iba’t ibang anyo ng buhay—mula sa mga deva hanggang sa pinakamaliit na nilalang.
The actions and reactions of all works in the material modes of nature, either in the minute form or in the gigantic form, are accumulated, and thus the result of such accumulated actions and reactions of karma, or work, become manifested in the same proportion. How such actions and reactions take place, what the different procedures are, and in what proportion they act are all subject matters of Mahārāja Parīkṣit’s inquiries from the great brāhmaṇa Śukadeva Gosvāmī.
FAQs
This verse teaches that the entire system of karma and the outcomes produced by the three modes operate within the Supreme Lord’s arrangement, and seekers can understand how results arise by recognizing His sustaining governance behind material transformations.
In Canto 2, Śukadeva is guiding Parīkṣit toward God-realization by explaining how the universe functions under the Lord—so Parīkṣit can detach from temporary cause-and-effect and fix his consciousness on the Supreme controller.
Notice how moods and choices shift with sattva, rajas, and tamas, and take responsibility for actions while remembering a higher divine order—then cultivate sattva through purity and devotion to reduce reactive karma.