Shloka 38
Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell
Sanskrit
प्राप्नोति षण्डतां मूढो यातनाभ्यः परिच्युतः । यः करोति नरो होममसमिद्धे विभावसौ ॥
Transliteration
prāpnoti ṣaṇḍhatāṃ mūḍho yātanābhyaḥ paricyutaḥ / yaḥ karoti naro homam asamiddhe vibhāvasau
Translation
Der Verblendete, der ein Homa vollzieht, wenn das Feuer (Vibhāvasu) nicht ordnungsgemäß entzündet ist, erlangt Impotenz (ṣaṇḍhatā), nachdem er von den gebührenden Strafen/Qualen abgefallen ist.
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Primary Deities
Agni (Vibhāvasu)
Key ThemesRitual correctnessDharma (yajña discipline)KarmaphalaAgni as sacred mediator