Shloka 138
Adhyaya 8 — Harishchandra’s Trial: Truth, the Sale of Family, and Bondage to a Chandala
अपश्यद्यददूतान् वै पाशहस्तान् भयावहान् ।
तैः संगृहीतमात्मानं नीयमानं तदा बलात् ॥
apaśyad yamadūtān vai pāśahastān bhayāvahān |
taiḥ saṃgṛhītam ātmānaṃ nīyamānaṃ tadā balāt ||
Er sah die Boten Yamas, die Schlingen in den Händen hielten, furchterregend; und er sah sich selbst von ihnen gepackt und dann mit Gewalt fortgeschleppt.
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FAQs
Moral law is depicted as enforceable: the noose-bearing Yamadūtas symbolize inevitability—one cannot ‘argue away’ consequences once actions mature into results.
Outside pancalakṣaṇa; it is a dharma narrative illustrating the mechanics of karmic recompense.
The ‘noose’ can be read as attachment and wrongdoing tightening around the self; Yamadūtas are the personified forces that pull consciousness toward the appropriate experiential realm.