Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment
तस्य स्थानानि दृष्टानि त्रिविधानीह शास्त्रत: । कर्मभूमिरियं भूमिर्यत्र तिष्ठन्ति जन्तव:
tasya sthānāni dṛṣṭāni trividhānīha śāstrataḥ | karmabhūmir iyaṃ bhūmir yatra tiṣṭhanti jantavaḥ ||
依诸经论所说,有身众生之归趣有三。此大地——群生所居之处——名为业地(karmabhūmi),乃造作诸业之场,亦是善恶果报由此发动之所。
सिद्ध उवाच
Scripture recognizes three post-mortem destinations, and this earthly realm is specifically karmabhūmi—the place where one’s actions are undertaken and thus become the basis for future results.
A Siddha instructs the listener by grounding the discussion in śāstra, identifying the cosmic framework of destinations and emphasizing the ethical significance of human life on earth as the arena of karma.