कालस्य वशमापन्ना जगाम यममंदिरम् । यमोपि धर्ममालोक्य तस्याः कर्म च पौर्विकम्
kālasya vaśamāpannā jagāma yamamaṃdiram | yamopi dharmamālokya tasyāḥ karma ca paurvikam
Fallen under the dominion of Time, she went to Yama’s abode. Yama too, beholding dharma and her former deeds, (weighed her case).
Narrator (context not specified in snippet; Purāṇic narrative voice)
Scene: A solemn court-like hall: the departed woman stands before Yama; Yama, majestic and composed, contemplates a ledger of deeds; attendants stand silently, emphasizing impartial dharma.
No one escapes Kāla; after death, deeds are weighed under dharma in Yama’s court.
No earthly tīrtha is mentioned; the verse refers to Yamamandira (Yama’s abode) as an afterlife setting.
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