Text 46] The History of the Life of Ajamila 63

bhunkte—enjoys or suffers; tatha—in that way; tavat—to that extent;
amutra—in the next life; vai—indeed.

TRANSLATION

In proportion to the extent of one’s religious or irreligious ac-
tions in this life, one must enjoy or suffer the corresponding re-
actions of his karma in the next.

PURPORT
As stated in Bhagavad-gita (14.18):

tirdhvam gacchanti sattva-stha
madhye tisthanti rajasah

Jaghanya-guna-vrtti-stha
adho gacchanti tamasah

Those who act in the mode of goodness are promoted to higher planetary
systems to become demigods, those who act in an ordinary way and do
not commit excessively sinful acts remain within this middle planetary
system, and those who perform abominable sinful actions must go down

to hellish life.

TEXT 46

TIE VayTTafT T_T |
WI | qaaPargraavaitad yall

yatheha deva-pravaras
trai-vidhyam upalabhyate

bhiitesu guna-vaicitryat
tathanyatranumiyate

yatha—just as; iha—in this life; deva-pravarah—O best of the
demigods; trai-vidhyam—three kinds of attributes; upalabhyate—are
achieved; bhiitesu—among all living entities; guna-vaicitryat—because
of the diversity of the contamination by the three modes of nature;
tatha—similarly; anyatra—in other places; anumiyate—it is inferred.
