Shloka 12

Qualities and Faults of Heaven; Karma-Bhumi vs Phala-Bhumi; Turning to Viṣṇu’s Supreme Abode

Devanagari script

सुखव्याप्तमनस्कानां सहसा पतनं तथा । इह यत्क्रियते कर्म फलं तत्रैव भुज्यते

Transliteration

sukhavyāptamanaskānāṃ sahasā patanaṃ tathā | iha yatkriyate karma phalaṃ tatraiva bhujyate

Translation

جن کے دل لذتوں میں ڈوبے ہوں اُن کا اچانک زوال بھی ہو جاتا ہے۔ اور یہاں جو عمل کیا جاتا ہے، اس کا پھل یقیناً یہیں اسی زندگی میں بھوگا جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• सुखव्याप्तमनस्कानाम्: of those whose minds are pervaded by pleasure
• सुखव्याप्तमनस्कानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + व्याप्त (√व्याप् क्त, प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः समासः; षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्ग (जनसमूहवाचक) — 'सुखेन व्याप्तं मनः येषाम्' इति

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/रीतिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (suddenly, rashly)

• पतनम्: fall, downfall
• पतनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतन (प्रातिपदिक; √पत् ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भाववाचक (act/state of falling)

• तथा: likewise, also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपमानार्थक (likewise, also)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक (here, in this world)

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (contextual), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक सर्वनाम (relative)

• क्रियते: is done
• क्रियते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• कर्म: action, deed
• कर्म: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• भुज्यते: is enjoyed/experienced
• भुज्यते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context; commonly framed as instruction within a dialogue tradition such as Pulastya → Bhīṣma, but not inferable from this single verse alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्+क्रियते→यत्क्रियते; तत्र+एव→तत्रैव

FAQs

What is the central teaching of this verse?

It warns that pleasure-absorbed minds can face sudden downfall and affirms that actions done in this life can yield results that are experienced in this very life.

Does the verse teach karma-phala as immediate rather than only after death?

Yes. By saying “iha… tatraiva,” it emphasizes that the consequences of karma can manifest here and now, not merely in a future birth.

What ethical lesson does it give for daily conduct?

Avoid complacency born of comfort, stay vigilant and disciplined, and act responsibly—since one may have to face the results of one’s deeds without delay.