Shloka 11
Adhyaya 12 — The Son Describes the Narakas: Mahāraurava, Tamas, Nikṛntana, Apratiṣṭha, Asipatravana, and Taptakumbha
शीतार्तास्तत्र धावन्तो नरास्तमसि दारुणे ।
परस्परं समासाद्य परिरभ्याश्रयन्ति च ॥
śītārtās tatra dhāvanto narās tamasi dāruṇe /
parasparaṃ samāsādya parirabhya āśrayanti ca
Accablés par le froid, les hommes courent çà et là dans cette effroyable obscurité ; lorsqu’ils se rejoignent, ils s’étreignent et s’agrippent pour trouver abri et chaleur.
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FAQs
When dharma is lost, even basic security vanishes; the frantic search for warmth symbolizes that selfish life ends in helpless dependence and fear.
Ethical instruction via afterlife narrative; not a core pancalakṣaṇa head, but a supporting didactic passage.
Embracing in darkness suggests the soul’s attempt to find ‘self’ through others when inner light is absent; the remedy implied is cultivating sattva (clarity) through dharma.