Shloka 46

Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell

Sanskrit

स्वकर्मफलभोक्तॄणां पुण्यानां पापिनां तथा ।

तदेह्यन्यत्र गच्छामो दृष्टं सर्वं त्वयाधुना ।

त्वया दृष्टो हि नरकस्तदेह्यन्यत्र गम्यताम् ॥

Transliteration

svakarmaphalabhoktṝṇāṃ puṇyānāṃ pāpināṃ tathā | tadehy anyatra gacchāmo dṛṣṭaṃ sarvaṃ tvayādhunā | tvayā dṛṣṭo hi narakas tadehy anyatra gamyatām ||

Translation

Le méritant comme le pécheur sont tous deux les jouisseurs des fruits de leurs propres actes. Viens—allons ailleurs; tu as maintenant tout vu. En vérité, tu as vu Naraka; viens, gagnons un autre lieu.

Speakers

• Yamapuruṣa (guide) to the king (implied by surrounding verses)

Primary Deities

• Yama (implied via Yamapuruṣa)

Key Themes

• Karma
• Personal moral responsibility
• Afterlife geography (Naraka)
• Impermanence of reward/punishment