Omens and Consolation after Loss; Reaffirmation of the Saindhava Punishment Vow (उत्पात-दर्शनम्, आश्वासन-वाक्यानि, प्रतिज्ञा-स्थैर्यम्)
लोकपालो यमश्नैव सहाया व्याधयदश्ष ते | अहं च विबुधाश्रैव पुनर्दास्थाम ते वरम्
lokapālo yamaś caiva sahāyā vyādhayaś ca te | ahaṃ ca vibudhāś caiva punar dāsyāma te varam ||
Nārada said: “Yama, the guardian of the world, and the diseases as well—these are your allies. And I, together with the gods, shall again grant you a boon.” In context, the statement frames suffering and mortality not as random misfortunes but as forces aligned with a larger moral order; it also reassures that divine support and recompense follow steadfastness and right conduct.
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