Shloka 13
जपयोगयोः तुल्यफलनिर्णयः
Adhyāya 193: Adjudication of the Comparable Fruits of Japa and Yoga
सर्वकामैर्व॒ता: केचिद्धेमाभरण भूषिता: । प्राणधारणमात्र तु केषांचिदुपपद्यते । श्रमेण महता केचित् कुर्वन्ति प्राणधारणम्
bharadvāja uvāca | sarvakāmair vṛtāḥ kecid hemābharaṇa-bhūṣitāḥ | prāṇa-dhāraṇa-mātraṁ tu keṣāṁcid upapadyate | śrameṇa mahatā kecit kurvanti prāṇa-dhāraṇam |
Sinabi ni Bharadvāja: Sa kahariang iyon, may ilan na napaliligiran ng lahat ng ninanasang ligaya at pinalalamutian ng gintong alahas. Ngunit para sa iba, tanging sapat na sustansiya upang manatiling buhay ang natatamo; at may ilan pang sa matinding pagsisikap ay halos mapanatili lamang ang hininga. Kaya kahit doon, ang bunga ng gawa ay hayag na lumilitaw, at ang mga nilalang ay dumaranas ng magkakaibang kalagayan ayon sa kanilang mga ginawa.
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights karmaphala: beings experience unequal conditions—luxury, mere subsistence, or life sustained through hard toil—according to the results of their past actions. Ethical conduct and disciplined action shape one’s lived circumstances, even in other realms.
Bharadvāja is describing a realm where the outcomes of deeds are directly experienced. He contrasts those enjoying complete pleasures and golden adornments with those who receive only minimal food or must labor greatly just to stay alive, illustrating graded results of karma.