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
于真实之理，不应加害折磨于众生；施人痛苦者，唯自招苦报。由过度残酷，疾病必生于其人——毫无疑问。
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.