Shloka 37
देवतापितृप्रश्नः — Nārada at Badarīāśrama: the ultimate referent of daiva and pitṛ worship
पुराउभिवाति मारुतो यमस्य यः पुर:सर: । पुरैक एव नीयसे कुरुष्व साम्परायिकम्
purābhivāti māruto yamasya yaḥ puraḥsaraḥ | purāka eva nīyase kuruṣva sāmparāyikam ||
जिस समय यमराज के आगे-आगे चलने वाला प्रचण्ड कालरूपी पवन चल पड़ेगा, उस समय वह तुम्हें अकेले ही वहाँ ले जाएगा; अतः पहले से ही परलोक में सुख देने वाले धर्म का आचरण करो।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Death comes inevitably and must be faced alone; therefore one should cultivate sāmparāyika-dharma—conduct and virtues that secure welfare beyond this life—without delay.
Vyāsa admonishes the listener with an image: when Yama’s herald—the powerful wind of Time—arrives, it carries a person away alone, so one should prepare through righteous living now.