Shloka 28

Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments

Sanskrit

एवं महान्ति पापानि दीर्घरोगादिविक्रियाम् ।

तद्वच्छस्त्राग्निकृच्छ्रार्ति-बन्धनादिफलाय वै ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ mahānti pāpāni dīrgharogādivikriyām / tadvacchastrāgnikṛcchrārti-bandhanādiphalāya vai

Translation

So führen große Sünden zu Störungen wie lang anhaltenden Krankheiten; ebenso tragen sie Früchte wie Leiden durch Waffen und Feuer, schwere Drangsale, Gefangenschaft und dergleichen.

Speakers

• Dialogue setting (speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)

Key Themes

• Major sin consequences
• Chronic illness
• Punishment
• Karma-phala