Shloka 32
Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments
तिष्ठन्ति तत्र युक्तानि लिङ्गमात्रेण चात्मनि ।
वपुषा मनसा वाचा न कदाचित्क्वचिन्नरः ॥
tiṣṭhanti tatra yuktāni liṅgamātreṇa cātmani / vapuṣā manasā vācā na kadācit kvacin naraḥ
Allí, ellos persisten, vinculados al sí mismo únicamente por la sutil ‘señal’ (liṅga). Una persona—por el cuerpo, la mente o la palabra—nunca actúa en lugar alguno y en tiempo alguno sin tal vínculo.
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FAQs
Karmic continuity is carried through a subtle linkage (liṅga), and ethical responsibility spans body, mind, and speech—none are outside karmic accounting.
Philosophical anthropology/ethics rather than purāṇic cosmography or genealogy.
‘Liṅga’ can be read as the subtle body that transports saṃskāras across births; it is the hidden carrier that makes moral causality possible beyond a single lifetime.