Garuda Purana — Preta Kalpa, Shloka 15
Karma-vipāka: Truth, Yama’s Judgment, and the Marks of Sin in Rebirth
अपरीक्षितभोक्तारो व्याघ्राः स्युर्निर्जने वने / बहुतर्जको मार्जरः खद्योतः कक्षदाहकः
aparīkṣitabhoktāro vyāghrāḥ syurnirjane vane / bahutarjako mārjaraḥ khadyotaḥ kakṣadāhakaḥ
جو لوگ بغیر پرکھے کھاتے ہیں وہ سنسان جنگل میں ببر شیر جیسے ہوتے ہیں۔ جو عادتاً دھمکاتا ہے وہ بلی بنتا ہے؛ اور جو جگنو کی طرح چھوٹا ہو کر بھی بڑا نقصان کرے وہ جھاڑیوں کو جلانے والا بنتا ہے۔
Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Undiscerning consumption and harmful speech/behavior cultivate animalistic tendencies that ripen as corresponding births and destructive capacities.
Vedantic Theme: Vāsanā (habit-impressions) shaping future embodiment; speech and appetite as karmic drivers.
Application: Practice विवेक (discernment) in what one consumes; restrain threats/harsh speech; recognize that minor malice can cause major damage.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: forest
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 2.46 (behavior-to-rebirth correspondences)
FAQs
This verse links indiscriminate consumption and behavior to degrading karmic outcomes, using animal forms as moral-symbolic results of unchecked impulses.
It portrays tendencies—undiscerning indulgence, intimidation, and small but harmful malice—as seeds that mature into corresponding states of existence, illustrating how character shapes post-death destiny and rebirth.
Practice mindful consumption, restrain threatening speech, and avoid “small” harmful acts that can spread damage—cultivating restraint and responsibility as daily dharma.