Shloka 14
Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments
Sanskrit
एताश्चान्याश्च दृश्यन्ते यातनाः पापकर्मिणाम् ।
येन कर्मविपाकेन तन्ममाशेषतो वद ॥
Transliteration
etāś cānyāś ca dṛśyante yātanāḥ pāpa-karmiṇām / yena karma-vipākena tan mamāśeṣato vada //
Translation
«Estos y muchos otros tormentos se ven para los malhechores. ¿Por la maduración de qué actos surgen? Dímelo todo, sin omitir nada.»
Speakers
King to Yama’s messenger
Primary Deities
Yama
Key ThemesKarma-vipākaMoral causationDidactic inquiry