Shloka 11
Somaka–Jantu Ākhyāna: Desire-Driven Sacrifice and Shared Karmic Consequence
अथ तं नरके घोरे पच्यमानं ददर्श सः । तमपृच्छत् किमर्थ त्वं नरके पच्यसे द्विज
atha taṃ narake ghore pacyamānaṃ dadarśa saḥ | tam apṛcchat kimartha tvaṃ narake pacyase dvija ||
Dann sah er jenen Brāhmaṇa, gepeinigt—brennend—in einer schrecklichen Hölle. Er fragte ihn: „Aus welchem Grund wirst du in der Hölle gekocht, o Zweimalgeborener?“
लोगमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights karmic accountability: social or ritual status (being a dvija) does not exempt one from the ethical consequences of wrongdoing; dharma demands inquiry into causes and responsibility.
Lomaśa sees a brāhmaṇa suffering torment in a dreadful hell and directly asks him the reason for his punishment, setting up an explanation of the deed(s) that led to this fate.