Shloka 7
Saṃsāra-cakra, Preta’s 12-day Transit to Yama, Re-embodiment, and Karma-Vipāka Catalog of Sins and Rebirths
कललं बुद्ब्रुदमयं ततः शोणितमेव च / पेश्याः पलसमो ऽण्डः स्यादङ्कुरं तत उच्यते
kalalaṃ budbrudamayaṃ tataḥ śoṇitameva ca / peśyāḥ palasamo 'ṇḍaḥ syādaṅkuraṃ tata ucyate
起初化为“迦罗罗”(kalala)，如微小泡团；继而化为血。由此生出肉团；又现卵状之形，约如一帕罗沙(palāśa)之量——此即名为“安库罗”(aṅkura)，亦即萌芽。
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Embryonic development proceeds through stages—kalala (bubble-like mass), blood, fleshy lump, egg-like form—culminating in the ‘sprout’ (aṅkura).
Vedantic Theme: Body as a product of prakṛti and karmic causation; the jīva remains distinct from changing bodily states.
Application: Cultivate humility and reverence for embodied life; use knowledge of impermanence and formation to reduce attachment and increase discernment.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: intrauterine space
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: garbha-vikāra/embryology descriptions and stages of fetal development
FAQs
In this verse, kalala refers to the earliest embryonic state—described as a small, bubble-like or frothy mass from which later bodily formation proceeds.
It lists a sequence: kalala (bubble-like mass) → śoṇita (blood) → peśī (fleshy lump) → aṇḍa (egg-like form) → aṅkura (the germ/sprout stage), presenting development as progressive condensation into form.
It encourages reverence for embodied life and ethical living (dharma), reminding practitioners that the human body forms through delicate stages and should not be harmed or treated lightly.