Shloka 40
Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment
कर्मक्षयाच्च ते सर्वे च्यवन्ते वै पुन: पुन: । तत्रापि च विशेषो$स्ति दिवि नीचोच्चमध्यम:
karmakṣayāc ca te sarve cyavante vai punaḥ punaḥ | tatrāpi ca viśeṣo 'sti divi nīcoccamadhyamaḥ ||
悉达者说道：“当其业福耗尽之时，彼等众生便一次又一次从彼界坠落。于是往来流转，反复不息。即便在天界亦有差别——下、中、上三等——皆随其所积福德之质与量而定。”
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Heaven is not a final liberation: it is a temporary result of merit. When puṇya is spent (karmakṣaya), beings fall and re-enter the cycle of repeated movement (punaḥ punaḥ), and even within heaven there are graded levels corresponding to the quality and quantity of merit.
A Siddha instructs the listener about the mechanics of karmic results: celestial enjoyment ends when merit is exhausted, leading to descent, and the heavenly realm itself contains internal hierarchies (low, middle, high) rather than a single uniform reward.