महापीठादौ स्पर्शदोषाद्यभावःNo fault of touch at the great seats
Verse 107
यतो हि कर्म द्विविधं शुभञ्चाऽशुभमेव च । अशुभात् कर्मणो यान्ति प्राणिनस्तीव्रयातनाम् ॥ १०७ ॥
yatō hi karma dvividhaṁ śubhañcā’śubhamēva ca | aśubhāt karmaṇō yānti prāṇinastīvrayātanām || 107 ||
Translation
For action is of two kinds, good and bad. From bad action living beings go to fierce torment,
Word by word
- yatō
- (yataḥ) since
- hi
- indeed
- karma
- action
- dvividhaṁ
- of two kinds
- śubhañ
- (śubham) good
- ca
- and
- aśubham
- (aśubham) bad
- ēva
- indeed
- aśubhāt
- from bad
- karmaṇō
- (karmaṇaḥ) action
- yānti
- go
- prāṇinas
- (prāṇinaḥ) living beings
- tīvra
- fierce
- yātanām
- to torment
Meaning
The first half of a pair: bad action leads where anyone would expect. The surprise comes with the good.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 100.