Shloka 54
कालयुक्तधर्मविवेकः
Discerning Dharma in Accord with Time
यः वक्षिन्निरयात् तस्मात् समुत्तरति कर्हिचित् । मानुष्यं लभते चापि हीनायुस्तत्र जायते,यदि कभी कोई उस नरकसे छुटकारा पाता है तो मनुष्ययोनिमें जन्म लेता है, किंतु वहाँ उसकी आयु बहुत थोड़ी होती है
yaḥ vakṣin-nirayāt tasmāt samuttarati karhicit | mānuṣyaṁ labhate cāpi hīnāyus tatra jāyate ||
جو کوئی کبھی اس نرک سے نکل کر اوپر اٹھ آتا ہے، وہ انسانی جنم پاتا ہے؛ مگر اسی انسانی حالت میں بھی وہ کم عمر ہو کر پیدا ہوتا ہے۔
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one eventually escapes a hellish consequence, karmic effects do not vanish instantly; they can persist as limitations in the next life—here, a shortened human lifespan—highlighting moral accountability across births.
Maheśvara describes the post-mortem trajectory of a wrongdoer: after suffering in a particular hell (niraya), if release occurs, the being returns to human birth, but with the lingering consequence of reduced longevity.