स्वर्गगमनम्, अदितिस्तुतिः-मायातत्त्वम्, तथा पारिजात-प्रसङ्गे इन्द्रयुद्धम्
कौपीनाच्छादनप्राया वाञ्छा कल्पद्रुमाद् अपि जायते यद् अपुण्यानां सो ऽपराधः स्वदोषजः
kaupīnācchādanaprāyā vāñchā kalpadrumād api jāyate yad apuṇyānāṃ so 'parādhaḥ svadoṣajaḥ
صرف لنگوٹ بھر اوڑھنے کی معمولی خواہش بھی گویا کلپ درخت سے آسانی سے ملنی چاہیے، مگر بے ثواب لوگوں میں وہ بھی دشوار سے پیدا ہوتی ہے؛ یہ کمی باہر سے مسلط تقدیر نہیں، اپنے عیبوں سے جنما ہوا جرم ہے۔
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
Concept: Even minimal needs may remain unmet due to lack of merit; such deprivation is traced to one’s own faults (svadoṣa), not an external imposition.
Vedantic Theme: Karma
Application: Replace victimhood with responsibility: cultivate puṇya through ethical living, generosity, and disciplined conduct while accepting outcomes with equanimity.
Vishishtadvaita: Karmic order operates under the Lord’s governance; individual agency and accountability (doṣa/puṇya) matter within divine sovereignty.
It dramatizes how severe demerit (apuṇya) can make even the smallest necessities feel unattainable, highlighting karmic scarcity rather than external injustice.
He frames deprivation as svadoṣaja—arising from one’s own faults—implying that ethical conduct and accumulated merit shape one’s lived circumstances.
The verse supports the Purāṇic view that the cosmos runs by dharma and karma under the Supreme Lord’s order, where outcomes are morally structured rather than random.
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