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Brahma Sutras 9.8

कृतात्ययेऽनुशयवान्दृष्टस्मृतिभ्यां यथेतमनेवं च ॥

kritatyaye'anushayavan drishta-smritibhyam yathetam anevam cha

When merit is exhausted, the soul returns with a residue of karma, as known from scripture and Smriti, going the same way and differently.

पुण्यकर्म क्षीण होने पर जीव अनुशय (शेष कर्म) सहित लौटता है — दृष्ट (श्रुति) और स्मृति से, उसी मार्ग से तथा भिन्न प्रकार से भी।