Jātaka Pārijāta
Chapter 4 · ariṣṭādhyāyaḥ · अरिष्टाध्यायः · Verse 2
Sanskrit · DevanāgarīJātaka Pārijāta manuscript tradition
आद्ये चतूष्के जननीकृताधैर्मध्ये तु पित्राऽजितपापसैः ।
बालस्तदन्त्यासु चतुः समासु स्वकीयदोषैः समुपैति नाशम्
IAST Transliteration
ādye catūṣke jananīkṛtādhairmadhye tu pitrā'jitapāpasaiḥ | bālastadantyāsu catuḥ samāsu svakīyadoṣaiḥ samupaiti nāśam
TranslationsTwo-source verified
English

If the child dies in the first 4 years, it is because of the mother's sins. If in the middle 4 years, it is owing to the accumulated sins of the father. If it comes by its death in the last 4 years, it must be due to its own sins in a previous birth.

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