Canto & Chapters
The Age of Deterioration (13 Chapters)
Chapter 130v
Chapter 1
Chapter 230v
Chapter 2
Chapter 330v
Chapter 3
Chapter 430v
Chapter 4
Chapter 530v
Chapter 5
Chapter 630v
Chapter 6
Chapter 730v
Chapter 7
Chapter 830v
Chapter 8
Chapter 930v
Chapter 9
Chapter 1030v
Chapter 10
Chapter 1130v
Chapter 11
Chapter 1230v
Chapter 12
Chapter 1330v
Chapter 13
Canto 12, Chapter 6
Chapter 6
Verse 25 (SB 12.6.25)
SB 12.6.25 • मूल श्लोक
जीवितं मरणं जन्तोर्गति: स्वेनैव कर्मणा । राजंस्ततोऽन्यो नास्त्यस्य प्रदाता सुखदु:खयो: ॥ २५ ॥
Transliteration
jīvitaṁ maraṇaṁ jantor gatiḥ svenaiva karmaṇā rājaṁs tato ’nyo nāsty asya pradātā sukha-duḥkhayoḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
jīvitam — the living; maraṇam — the dying; jantoḥ — of a living being; gatiḥ — the destination in his next life; svena — by his own; eva — only; karmaṇā — work; rājan — O King; tataḥ — than that; anyaḥ — another; na asti — there is not; asya — for him; pradātā — bestower; sukha-duḥkhayoḥ — of happiness and distress.
Translation
“The life and death of an embodied soul and his destination in the next life are all caused by himself through his own activity. Therefore, O King, no other agent is actually responsible for creating one’s happiness and distress.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaAlthough King Parīkṣit apparently died by the bite of Takṣaka, it was Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself who brought the King back to the kingdom of God. Bṛhaspati wanted young King Janamejaya to see things from the spiritual point of view.