Shloka 7
Vīrya, Māyā/Prakṛti, Śrī’s Inseparability, Paramāṇu, and Hari’s Infinitude
तत्त्वे पीडा न कर्तव्या तया दुः खानि विन्दति / अत्यन्तपीडनात्तस्य रोगस्तस्य न संशयः
tattve pīḍā na kartavyā tayā duḥ khāni vindati / atyantapīḍanāttasya rogastasya na saṃśayaḥ
Chớ nên hành hạ một hữu tình theo chân lý; gây đau đớn cho kẻ khác thì chính mình chỉ chuốc lấy khổ đau. Do sự tàn bạo quá mức, bệnh tật ắt phát sinh nơi người ấy—không còn nghi ngờ.
Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)
Concept: Harming others rebounds as suffering; excessive cruelty generates disease—karmic and psychosomatic/physical consequence.
Vedantic Theme: Karma-phala inevitability; ahiṃsā as sattvic alignment; unity of beings implies self-harm in harming another.
Application: Practice ahiṃsā in speech/action; avoid abusive discipline; adopt compassionate conflict resolution; recognize health impacts of chronic anger/cruelty.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana ethical sections on ahiṃsā and papa-karmas (general)
FAQs
This verse frames harming others as a direct cause of one’s own suffering, making ahimsa a practical dharmic rule tied to karmic results.
It states that inflicting pain rebounds as duḥkha for the doer, and that extreme cruelty specifically manifests as illness—showing karma as both moral and experiential.
Avoid cruelty in speech, action, and livelihood; cultivate compassion and restraint, since harm done to others is taught to return as personal suffering and even disease.