Shloka 74
Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments
क्षुत्क्षामास्तृट्पतज्जिह्वातालवो वेदनातुराः ।
दिवामैथुनिनः पापाḥ परदारभुजश्च ये ॥
kṣutkṣāmās tṛṭpatajjihvā-tālavo vedanāturāḥ / divāmaithuninaḥ pāpāḥ paradārabhujaś ca ye
ক্ষুধায় ক্ষীণ, তৃষ্ণায় জিহ্বা ও তালু শুকিয়ে গেছে, যন্ত্রণায় কাতর—যে পাপীরা দিনে সহবাস করে এবং যে পরস্ত্রীগামী ব্যভিচারীরা, তাদের এখানে দণ্ডের জন্য প্রদর্শিত করা হয়।
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FAQs
Sexual conduct is framed as a dharmic responsibility affecting families and social order. Adultery is condemned as harm to another’s household; the imagery underscores desire leading to suffering.
Dharma/karmaphala instruction rather than cosmological lakṣaṇas.
Hunger and thirst symbolize insatiable craving (tṛṣṇā). The ‘dry tongue/palate’ indicates pleasure turning into aridity—desire that cannot truly satisfy.