Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 14, Shloka 37
Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments
गन्धर्वसिद्धाप्सरसां गीताद्यैरुपभुञ्जते ।
देवत्वे मानुषत्वे च तिर्यक्त्वे च शुभाशुभम् ॥
gandharvasiddhāpsarasāṃ gītādyair upabhuñjate / devatve mānuṣatve ca tiryaktve ca śubhāśubham
Tinatamasa nila (ang bunga ng kabutihan) sa pamamagitan ng mga awit at iba pa sa piling ng mga Gandharva, Siddha, at Apsara. Sa pagka-diyos, sa pagka-tao, at maging sa pag-iral bilang hayop, nararanasan nila ang mapalad at di-mapalad.
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FAQs
Rebirth spans multiple modes of existence; karmic fruits manifest as refined pleasures in heaven and as mixed outcomes across divine, human, and animal births.
General dharma/karma doctrine; not a genealogical or manvantara enumeration.
The ‘song’ motif points to subtle enjoyment (sūkṣma-bhoga): even pleasure is a binding experience that consumes merit and keeps the cycle turning.