Shloka 61
Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka
Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle
जनसन्तापकर्ता यः सोऽचिरेणोपतप्यते । नहि दुष्कृतकर्मा हि नरः प्राप्नोति शोभनम् ॥ ६१ ॥
janasantāpakartā yaḥ so'cireṇopatapyate | nahi duṣkṛtakarmā hi naraḥ prāpnoti śobhanam || 61 ||
Wer den Menschen Leid bereitet, wird bald selbst von Schmerz verzehrt. Denn ein Mensch mit bösen Taten erlangt niemals das Heilvolle noch wahrhaft Edle.
Narada (teaching in a dharma-upadesha tone within Uttara-Bhaga narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It states a core karmic law: causing distress to others rebounds quickly as inner and outer suffering, and such pāpa-karma blocks śobhana (auspiciousness, honor, prosperity) from arising in one’s life.
Bhakti in the Purāṇic sense rests on ahiṃsā, dayā, and loka-hita; one who harms people contradicts the devotional disposition, so divine grace and auspicious outcomes do not naturally manifest.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhāraṇa-dharma—ethical restraint and non-harm—as the prerequisite for any ritual or spiritual practice to bear śubha-phala.