अतिरिक्तो बलेनैव वीर्यान्मर्माणि चालयेत् । तेनैव जायते कामः शल्यरूपो भवेन्नृप
When strength is excessive, it agitates the vital organs through vigor. From this, desire is born, and it becomes like a thorn, O king.
सकामाग्निः समाख्यातो बलनाशकरो नृप । मैथुनस्य प्रसंगेन विनाशत्वं कलेवरे
The fire with desire is called the destroyer of strength, O king. Through the act of intercourse, the body meets its end.
नारीं च संश्रयेत्प्राणी पीडितः कामवह्निना । मैथुनस्य प्रसंगेन मूर्छितः कामकर्शितः
When a being is tormented by the fire of desire, he seeks out a woman; overwhelmed by the urge for intercourse, afflicted by passion.
तेजोहीनो भवेत्कायो बलहानिश्च जायते । बलहीनो यदा स्याद्वै दुर्बलो वह्निनेरितः
The body becomes deprived of vigor, and loss of strength arises; when one is weakened, he becomes feeble, agitated by the fire within.
स वह्निः प्रचरेत्काये शोणितं शुक्रमेव च । शुक्रशोणितयोर्नाशाच्छून्यदेहोभिजायते
That fire spreads throughout the body, consuming blood and semen; with the destruction of semen and blood, an empty body is produced.
अतीव जायते वायुः प्रचंडो दारुणाकृतिः । विवर्णो दुःखसंतप्तः शून्यबुद्धिस्ततो भवेत्
A most fierce and dreadful wind arises; pale, tormented by suffering, and with a vacant mind, one becomes thus.
दृष्टा श्रुता तु या नारी तच्चित्तो भ्रमते सदा । तृप्तिर्न जायते काये लोलुपे चित्तवर्त्मनि
Whatever woman is seen or heard, his mind wanders after her always; satisfaction does not arise in the body, as the mind follows the path of craving.
विरूपश्च सुरूपश्च ध्यानान्मध्ये प्रजायते । बलहीनो यदा कामी मांसशोणितसंक्षयात्
Both ugliness and beauty arise in the midst of such contemplation; when the passionate one is weakened by the loss of flesh and blood.
पलितं जायते काये नाशिते कामवह्निना । तस्मात्संजायते कामी वृद्धो भूत्वा दिनेदिने
Gray hair appears on the body, consumed by the fire of desire; thus, the passionate man becomes aged day by day.
सुरते चिंतते नारीं यथा वार्द्धुषिको नरः । तथातथा भवेद्धानिस्तेजसोऽस्य नरेश्वर
During intercourse, a man thinks of a woman, just as an old man does; in the same way, his brilliance diminishes, O lord of men.
तस्मात्प्रजायते कायो नाशरूपं समृच्छति । अग्निः प्रजायते भूयो जरारूपो न संशयः
Therefore, the body comes to possess the nature of destruction; again, fire arises, taking the form of old age—of this there is no doubt.
प्राणिनां क्षयरूपेण ज्वरो भवति दारुणः । स्थावरा जंगमाः सर्वे ज्वरेण परिपीडिताः
A terrible fever arises among living beings in the form of decay; all, both stationary and moving, are afflicted by this fever.
नाशमायांति ते सर्वे बहुपीडा प्रपीडिताः । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातमन्यत्किं ते वदाम्यहम्
All of them perish, tormented by many afflictions; all this has been told to you—what else shall I say to you?
एवमुक्तो महाराजो मातलिं वाक्यमब्रवीत्
Thus addressed, the great king spoke these words to Mātali.
ययातिरुवाच- धर्मस्य रक्षकः कायो मातले चात्मना सह । नाकमेष न प्रयाति तन्मे त्वं कारणं वद
Yayāti said: The body is the protector of righteousness, O Mātali, along with the self; yet this body does not ascend to heaven—tell me the reason for this.
मातलिरुवाच- पंचानामपि भूतानां संगतिर्नास्ति भूपते । आत्मना सह वर्तंते संगत्या नैव पंच ते
Mātali said: There is no union among the five elements, O king; they exist with the self, but not in union as five.
सर्वेषां तत्र संघातः कायग्रामे प्रवर्तते । जरया पीडिताः सर्वेः स्वंस्वं स्थानं प्रयांति ते
There, the aggregate of all arises in the community of the body; all, afflicted by old age, go each to their own place.
यथा रसाधिका पृथ्वी महाराज प्रकल्पिता । रसैः क्लिन्ना ततः पृथ्वी मृदुत्वं याति भूपते
Just as the earth, O great king, is made moist by fluids; being soaked by fluids, the earth becomes soft, O king.
भिद्यते पिपीलिकाभिर्मूषिकाभिस्तथैव च । छिद्राण्येव प्रजायंते वल्मीकाश्च महोदराः
It is broken by ants and likewise by mice; holes are produced, and large-bellied anthills arise.
तद्वत्काये प्रजायंते गंडमाला विचार्चिकाः । कृमिभिर्भिद्यमानश्च काय एष नरोत्तम
In the same way, swellings and ulcers arise in the body; this body, O best of men, is broken apart by worms.
गुल्मास्तत्र प्रजायंते सद्यः पीडाकरास्तदा । एभिर्दोषैः समायुक्तः कायोयं नहुषात्मज । कथं प्राणसमायोगाद्दिवं याति नरेश्वर
There, tumors arise immediately, causing pain; thus, O son of Nahusha, this body is afflicted with these faults. How, then, by the union with life-breath, does it ascend to heaven, O king?
काये पार्थिवभागोऽयं समानार्थं प्रतिष्ठितः । न कायः स्वर्गमायाति यथा पृथ्वी तथास्थितः
In the body, the earthly element is established for a common purpose; the body does not go to heaven, just as the earth remains as it is.
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं दोषौघैः पार्थिवस्य यः
All this has been explained to you—the multitude of faults belonging to the earthly body.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने मातापितृतीर्थ-। माहात्म्ये पंचषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-fifth chapter in the section on the glory of the Mother-Father Tirtha, in the narrative of Vena, in the Bhumi Khanda of the glorious Padma Purana.
ययातिरुवाच- पापात्पतति कायोयं धर्माच्च शृणु मातले । विशेषं न च पश्यामि पुण्यस्यापि महीतले
Yayati said: This body falls due to sin and also due to righteousness, O Matali; listen. I do not see any special distinction for merit even on the earth.
पुनः प्रजायते कायो यथा हि पतनं पुरा । कथमुत्पद्यते देहस्तन्मे विस्तरतो वद
The body is born again just as it fell before; how does the body arise? Tell me this in detail.
मातलिरुवाच- अथ नारकिणां पुंसामधर्मादेव केवलात् । क्षणमात्रेण भूतेभ्यः शरीरमुपजायते
Matali said: Then, for men who are hell-bound, from unrighteousness alone, a body is produced from the elements in but a moment.
तद्वद्धर्मेण चैकेन देवानामौपपादिकम् । सद्यः प्रजायते दिव्यं शरीरं भूतसारतः
Similarly, by a single act of righteousness, the gods are born with spontaneous bodies, immediately arising from the essence of the elements.
कर्मणा व्यतिमिश्रेण यच्छरीरं महात्मनाम् । तद्रूपपरिणामेन विज्ञेयं हि चतुर्विधम्
The bodies of great souls, arising from mixed karma, should be understood as fourfold, according to their transformation into various forms.
उद्भिज्जाः स्थावरा ज्ञेयास्तृणगुल्मादि रूपिणः । कृमिकीटपतंगाद्याः स्वेदजानामदेहिनः
Those born from sprouting are to be known as immobile beings, having the forms of grass, shrubs, and the like; worms, insects, and moths are bodyless beings born from moisture.