Shloka 15
Śuka’s Manifestation from the Araṇi (Āraṇeya-janma) — शुकजन्म (आरणेय-सम्भव)
इहैव परिवर्तन्ते तिर्यग्योनिप्रवेशिन: । त्रीणि कल्पसहस्राणि एतेषामहरुच्यते
ihaiva parivartante tiryagyonipraveśinaḥ | trīṇi kalpasahasrāṇi eteṣām ahar ucyate ||
Yaong mga napasok sa sinapupunan ng mga hayop ay patuloy na umiikot dito rin, paulit-ulit. Para sa gayong mga nilalang, sinasabing ang isang “araw” ay katumbas ng tatlong libong kalpa—isang larawan upang ipahiwatig ang napakalawak at nakadadagok na tagal ng kanilang pagkagapos at ang mabigat na halagang etikal ng pagbagsak sa kalagayang mas mababa sa tao.
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that falling into subhuman (animal) births results in prolonged, repetitive bondage within saṃsāra. By describing their ‘day’ as lasting three thousand kalpas, it stresses the immense duration and difficulty of such a condition, urging ethical conduct that prevents such degradation and supports liberation-oriented living.
Yājñavalkya is instructing his listener(s) on the consequences of certain karmic trajectories. He describes the fate of beings who enter animal wombs: they continue cycling within worldly existence, and their experience of time is portrayed as extraordinarily extended, underscoring the seriousness of moral and spiritual decline.