Shloka 36
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
यमस्य पुरुषै: क्लेशं यमस्य पुरुषैर्वधम् दुःखं संसारचक्रं च नर: क्लेशं स विन्दति
yamasya puruṣaiḥ kleśaṃ yamasya puruṣair vadham duḥkhaṃ saṃsāracakraṃ ca naraḥ kleśaṃ sa vindati
সে যমের পুরুষদের দ্বারা ক্লেশ পায়, তাদের প্রহার ও দণ্ড ভোগ করে, এবং দুঃখময় সংসারচক্রে আবর্তিত হয়ে নানা কষ্টই লাভ করে।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wrongdoing ripens into suffering: one’s own actions lead to torment and continued misery within the cycle of saṃsāra, symbolized by punishment administered by Yama’s agents.
Yudhiṣṭhira describes the post-mortem consequences faced by a sinner: being seized and afflicted by Yama’s attendants and made to endure painful experiences that reflect karmic retribution and continued entanglement in saṃsāra.