Shloka 17
Adhyaya 75 — The Fall and Restoration of Revatī Nakṣatra and the Birth of Raivata Manu
सोऽयं किमात्मदोषेण मम दोषेण वा मुने ।
अस्मद्दुःखवहो जातो दौःशील्याद् बन्धुशोकदः ॥
so 'yaṃ kim ātmadoṣeṇa mama doṣeṇa vā mune /
asmad-duḥkhavaho jāto dauḥśīlyād bandhu-śokadaḥ
اے مُنی، یہ بیٹا اپنے قصور سے پیدا ہوا یا میرے قصور سے—جو ہمارے لیے غم کا بوجھ بن گیا ہے اور اپنی بدکرداری سے ہمارے رشتہ داروں کو رنج پہنچاتا ہے؟
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FAQs
The verse articulates a classic dharma-question: moral responsibility vs. inherited/parental causality. It pushes the inquiry beyond ritual correctness into character formation and karmic entanglement.
Ethical-philosophical dialogue (dharma-vicāra), outside pancalakṣaṇa categories.
The ‘fault’ dilemma mirrors the guṇa theory: tamasic tendencies may arise from prior saṃskāras (past impressions), challenging simplistic blame and urging compassionate discernment.