Shloka 48
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
नीयते यमदूतैस्तु यमस्याज्ञाकरैर्बलात्
nīyate yamadūtais tu yamasya ājñākarair balāt
Vaiśampāyana said: He is forcibly led away by Yama’s messengers—those who carry out the Lord of Death’s commands—showing how inexorable the consequences of one’s deeds become when the time of judgment arrives.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the inevitability of karmic accountability: when the appointed time comes, the agents of Yama enforce the moral order, and one cannot evade the consequences of one’s actions.
Vaiśampāyana describes a person being seized and taken away by Yama’s messengers, who act under Yama’s authority, emphasizing the forceful and unavoidable nature of the transition to judgment after death.