Shloka 32
Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka
Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle
तेन राज्ञा द्विजश्रेष्ठ मार्गा लुप्ता ममाधुना । कृत हि नरकाः शून्या लोकाश्चापि दिवौकसाम् ॥ ३२ ॥
tena rājñā dvijaśreṣṭha mārgā luptā mamādhunā | kṛta hi narakāḥ śūnyā lokāścāpi divaukasām || 32 ||
Ô meilleur des brāhmanes, par ce roi les voies vers mon royaume sont désormais tranchées. En vérité, les enfers ont été vidés, et même les mondes des dieux sont devenus vacants.
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (likely a deity/authority figure describing cosmic administration within a Tirtha-Mahatmya narrative)
Vrata: Harivāsara (Ekādaśī) / Dvādaśī observance (contextual continuation)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights how a righteous king’s actions can reshape karmic outcomes on a vast scale—reducing suffering (emptying narakas) and altering the flow of beings to heavenly realms—showing that Dharma has cosmic consequences.
Indirectly, it implies that when Dharma and merit increase (often through devotion, vows, and sacred observances), punitive afterlife routes diminish; Bhakti-supported righteous living is portrayed as a force that purifies destinies and redirects souls away from suffering.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is explicitly taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is Raja-Dharma—governance aligned with Dharma changes societal karma and the post-death trajectory of subjects.