Shloka 4
कर्मनाशाभावः, गर्भे जीवप्रवेशः, आचारधर्मोपदेशः
Karma’s Non-Extinction, Jīva’s Entry into the Embryo, and Instruction on Conduct-Dharma
यथा कर्मसमाविष्ट: काममन्युसमावृतः । नरो गर्भ प्रविशति तच्चापि शृणु चोत्तरम्,काम-क्रोधसे घिरा हुआ मनुष्य जिस प्रकार कर्मजालमें आबद्ध होकर गर्भमें प्रवेश करता है, उसका भी उत्तर सुनो
yathā karmasamāviṣṭaḥ kāmamanyusamāvṛtaḥ | naro garbhaṁ praviśati tac cāpi śṛṇu cottaram ||
جس طرح انسان اپنے کرم کے بندھن میں جکڑا ہوا اور خواہش و غضب سے ڈھکا ہوا رحمِ مادر میں داخل ہوتا ہے—اس کے بعد کی بات بھی سنو۔
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person’s rebirth is portrayed as propelled by karma and psychologically driven by desire and anger; ethical self-mastery (restraining kāma and manyu) is implied as essential for breaking the cycle of compulsive action and repeated birth.
A Brāhmaṇa speaker continues an instructive discourse, using the image of a man entering the womb—conditioned by past deeds and inner passions—and invites the listener to hear the subsequent explanation (uttara) that follows this point.