Shloka 7
Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment
आयु:क्षयपरीतात्मा विपरीतानि सेवते । बुद्धिव्यावर्तते चास्य विनाशे प्रत्युपस्थिते
āyuḥkṣayaparītātmā viparītāni sevate | buddhivyāvartate cāsya vināśe pratyupasthite ||
成就者说道：“当寿命的衰减笼罩其内在之我时，人便开始追逐与自身真实福祉相违之事。及至毁灭临近，他的知见背离正道——判断颠倒——于是偏偏在最需要清明之时，反而执著于害己之途。”
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
As life wanes, a person may lose discernment and begin choosing ‘viparīta’ (contrary, harmful) actions; imminent ruin is marked by a reversal of buddhi. The verse warns to cultivate steady judgment and dharmic habits before decline makes clarity difficult.
A Siddha delivers a reflective instruction about human behavior: nearing the end of one’s allotted life, the mind can become clouded, leading to perverse choices and inverted reasoning—an ethical diagnosis offered as counsel within the Ashvamedhika Parva discourse setting.