Shloka 15
The Sin of Breaking Households: Citrā’s Past Karma and the Remedy of Hari’s Name and Meditation
एवं गृहशतं भंक्त्वा पश्चात्सा निधनं गता । शासिता यमराजेन बहुदंडैः सुनंदन
evaṃ gṛhaśataṃ bhaṃktvā paścātsā nidhanaṃ gatā | śāsitā yamarājena bahudaṃḍaiḥ sunaṃdana
Así, tras quebrantar cien hogares, más tarde halló la muerte. Entonces, oh querido hijo, Yamarāja la castigó con muchos tormentos.
Unspecified narrator addressing 'Sunandana' (O good son)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पश्चात्सा = पश्चात् + सा (त् + स → त्स).
FAQs
It stresses karmic accountability: wrongdoing (such as breaking into others’ homes) leads to consequences, including punishment in Yama’s domain after death.
Yamarāja is the lord of death and moral justice who administers appropriate punishments or judgments based on a being’s actions (karma).
'Sunandana' is a vocative honorific meaning “good son/dear child,” indicating the speaker is instructing or warning a listener in a didactic narrative.