Shloka 146
Means to Slay Tāraka: Girijā’s Birth, Kāma’s Burning, and Umā’s Austerities
स्वकर्मणैव जायंते विवधा भूतजातयः । अंडजोह्यंडजाज्जातः पुनर्जायेत मानवः
svakarmaṇaiva jāyaṃte vivadhā bhūtajātayaḥ | aṃḍajohyaṃḍajājjātaḥ punarjāyeta mānavaḥ
诸类众生唯由自业而生。人亦复然：随其业力，既成卵生之类，亦可再从卵生之胎而受生。
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context)
Concept: Birth into diverse species arises from one’s own karma; even a human may regress into egg-born existence according to actions.
Application: Treat choices as destiny-shaping; cultivate sattvic conduct, compassion, and devotion to avoid downward karmic trajectories; use human life for sādhana.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A wheel of samsara turns like a cosmic mandala: at one spoke a dignified human figure, at another an egg shimmering with life, and at others birds, serpents, and insects—each linked by golden threads labeled ‘karma’. Above the wheel, a calm Vishnu-like blue presence presides as the unseen regulator, while below, shadowy impulses tug beings toward lower wombs.","primary_figures":["symbolic human","egg-born creature (bird/serpent emerging from egg)","personified Karma as a scribe or thread-weaver","subtle Vishnu/Nārāyaṇa as cosmic overseer"],"setting":"cosmic mandala-space with concentric rings of species; faint script-like bands indicating karmic records.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["midnight blue","antique gold","pearl white","vermillion","deep green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a grand samsara-chakra mandala with gold leaf spokes; human and egg-born forms in separate panels, Karma as a celestial accountant holding palm-leaf ledger, Vishnu’s blue aura crowning the composition; rich reds/greens, embossed gold, jewel-like highlights.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: elegant circular composition of rebirth scenes; delicate linework, cool blues and greens, soft washes, refined faces; a small Vishnu figure in the upper margin as niyantā, lyrical clouds and fine calligraphy captions.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined samsara wheel with flat color blocks; stylized human and aṇḍaja forms, Karma as a dark-ochre figure with scroll, Vishnu’s blue field above; temple mural symmetry and iconic eyes.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: circular lotus-wheel filled with animal and bird motifs; central blue mandala suggesting Vishnu; ornate floral borders, gold detailing, rhythmic repetition of eggs and lotuses, deep indigo ground."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low mridangam pulse","conch shell (soft)","wind-like drone"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्वकर्मणैव = स्वकर्मणा + एव; अंडजोह्यंडजाज्जातः = अण्डजः + हि + अण्डजात् + जातः (विसर्गलोप; त् + ज् → ज्ज)
FAQs
It states that the form of birth (species/class of being) is determined by one’s own karma, implying moral causality behind embodiment.
Aṇḍaja refers to beings born from eggs (a traditional biological category in Sanskrit texts). The verse says a human can be reborn into such a category due to karma.
Since actions shape future embodiment, the verse encourages responsibility, restraint, and ethical conduct to avoid lower or painful rebirths.