abhraṃ bhūtvā megho bhavati |
megho bhūtvā pravarṣati |
ta iha vrīhiyavā oṣadhivanaspatayas tilamāsā iti jāyante ’to vai khalu durniṣprapataram |
yo yo hy annam atti yo retaḥ siñcati tad bhūya eva bhavati ||

abhraṃ bhūtvā tataḥ secanasamartho megho bhavati megho bhūtvonnateṣu pradeśeṣvatha pravarṣati | varṣadhārārūpeṇa śeṣakarmā patatītyarthaḥ | ta iha vrīhiyavā oṣadhivanaspatayastilamāṣā ityevaṃprakārā jāyante | kṣīṇakarmaṇāmanekatvādbahuvacananirdeśaḥ | meghādiṣu pūrveṣvekarūpatvādekavacananirdeśaḥ | yasmādgiritaṭadurganadīsamudrāraṇyamarudeśādisanniveśasahasrāṇi varṣadhārābhiḥ patitānām | atastasmāddhetorvai khalu durniṣprapataraṃ durniṣkramaṇaṃ durniḥsaraṇam | yato giritaṭādudakasrotasohyamānā nadīḥ prāpnuvanti tataḥ samudraṃ tato makārādibhirbhakṣyante | te ’pyanyena | tatraiva ca saha makareṇa samudre vilīnāḥ samudrāmbhobhirjaladharairākṛṣṭāḥ punarvarṣadhārābhirmarudeśe śilātaṭe vāgamye patitāstiṣṭhanti kadācidvyālama-gādipītā bhakṣitāścānyaiḥ | te ’pyanyairityevaṃprakārāḥ parivarteran | kadācidabhakṣyeṣu sthāvareṣu jātāstatraiva śuṣyeran | bhakṣyeṣvapi sthāvareṣu jātānāṃ retaḥsigdehasambandho durlabha eva bahutvātsthāvarāṇāmityato durniṣkramaṇatvam | athavāto ’smādvrīhiyavādibhāvāddurniṣprapataraṃ durnirgamataram | durniṣprapataramiti takāra eko lupto draṣṭavyaḥ | vrīhiyavādibhāvo durniṣprapatastasmādapi durniṣprapatādretaḥsigdehasambandho durniṣprapatatara ityarthaḥ | yasmādūrdhvaretobhirbālaiḥ puṃstvarahitaiḥ sthavirairvā bhakṣitā antarāle śīryante | anekatvādannādānām | kadācitkākatālīyavṛttyā retaḥsigbhirbhakṣyante yadā tadā retaḥ sigbhāvaṃ gatānāṃ karmaṇo vṛttilābhaḥ | katham | yo yo hyannamattyanuśayibhiḥ saṃśliṣṭaṃ retaḥ siñcatyṛtukāle yoṣiti tadbhūya eva tadākṛtireva bhavati | tadavayavākṛtibhūyastvaṃ bhūya ityucyate retorūpeṇa yoṣito garbhaśaye ’ntaḥ praviṣṭo ’nuśayī | retaso retaḥsigākṛtibhāvitatvāt | "sarvebhyo ’ṅgebhyastejaḥ saṃbhūtam"iti hi śrutyantarāt | ato retaḥsigākṛtireva bhavatītyarthaḥ | tathā hi | puruṣātpuruṣo jāyate gorgavākṛtireva na jātyantarākṛtistasmādyuktaṃ tadbhūya eva bhavatīti | ye tvanye ’nuśayibhyaścandramaṇḍalamanāruhyehaiva pāpakarmabhirghoraivrīhiyavādibhāvaṃ pratipadyante punarmanuṣyādibhāvaṃ teṣāṃ nānuśayināmiva durniṣprataram | kasmāt | karmaṇā hi tairvrīhiyavādideha upātta iti tadupabhoganimittakṣaye vrīhyādistambadehavināśe yathākarmārjitaṃ dehāntaraṃ navaṃ navaṃ jalūkāvatsaṃkramante savijñānā eva"savijñāno bhavati savijñānamevānvavakrāmati"iti śrutyantarāt | yadyapyusaṃhṛtakaraṇāḥ santo dehāntaraṃ gacchanti tathāpi svapnavaddehāntaraprāptinimittakarmodbhāvitavāsanājñānena savijñānā eva dehāntaraṃ gacchanti | śrutiprāmāṇyāt | tathārcirādinā dhūmādinā ca gamanaṃ svapta ivodbhūtavijñānena | labdhavṛttikarmanimittatvādgamanasya | na tathānuśayināṃ vrīhyādibhāvena jātānāṃ savijñānameva retaḥ-sigyoṣiddehasambandha upapadyate | na hi vrīhyādilavanakaṇḍanapeṣaṇādau ca savijñānānāṃ sthitirasti | nanu candramaṇḍalādapyavarohatāṃ dehāntaragamanasya tulyatvājjalūkāvatsavijñānataiva yuktā | tathā sati ghoro narakānubhava iṣṭāpūrtādikāriṇāṃ candramaṇḍalādārabhya prāpto yāvadbrāhmaṇādijanma | tathā ca satyanarthāyaiveṣṭāpūrtādyupāsanaṃ vihitaṃ syāt | śruteścāprāmāṇyaṃ prāptaṃ vaidikānāṃ karmaṇāmanarthānubandhitvāt | na, vṛkṣārohaṇapatanavadviśeṣasambhavāt | dehāddehāntaraṃ pratipitsoḥ karmaṇo labdhavṛttitvākarmaṇodbhāvitena vijñānena savijñānatvaṃ yuktam | vṛkṣāgramārohata iva phalaṃ jighṛkṣoḥ | tathārcirādinā gacchatāṃ savijñānatvaṃ bhavet | dhūmādinā ca candramaṇḍalamārurukṣatām | na tathā candramaṇḍalādavarurukṣatāṃ vṛkṣāgrādiva patatāṃ sacetanatvam | yathā ca mudgarādyabhihatānāṃ tadabhighātavedanānimittasaṃmūrchitapratibaddhakaraṇānāṃ svadehenaiva deśāddeśāntaraṃ nīyamānānāṃ vijñānaśūnyatā dṛṣṭā tathā candramaṇḍalānmānuṣādidehāntaraṃ pratyavarurukṣatāṃ svargabhoganimittakarmakṣayānmṛditābdehānāṃ pratibaddhakaraṇānām | ataste ’parityaktadehabījabhūtābhiradbhirmūrchitā ivā’kāśādikrameṇemāmavaruhya karmanimittajātisthāvaradehaiḥ saṃśliṣyante pratibaddhakaraṇatayānudbhūtavijñānā eva | tathā lavanakaṇḍanapeṣaṇasaṃskārabhakṣaṇarasādipariṇāmaretaḥsekakāleṣu mūrchitavadeva | dehāntarārambhakasya karmaṇo ’labdhavṛttitvāt | dehabījabhūtāpsambandhāparityāgenaiva sarvāsvavasthāsu vartanta iti jalūkāvaccetanāvattvaṃ na virudhyate | antarāle tvavijñānaṃ mūrchitavadevetyadoṣaḥ | na ca vaidikānāṃ karmaṇāṃ hiṃsāyuktatvenobhayahetutvaṃ śakyamanumātum | hiṃsāyāḥ śāstracoditatvāt | "ahiṃsansarvabhūtānyanyatra tīrthebhyaḥ"iti śruteḥ śāstracoditāyā hiṃsāyā nādharmahetutvamabhyupagamyate | abhyupagate ’pyadharmahetutve mantrairviṣādivattadapanayopapatterna duḥkhakāryārambhakatvopapattirvaidikānāṃ karmaṇāṃ mantreṇeva viṣabhakṣaṇasyeti || 6 ||