Shloka 4
Adhyaya 13 — The Son’s Account of Hell and the Question of Unseen Sin
पात्यमानस्य मे तत्र साग्रं वर्षशतं गतम् ।
महातापार्तितप्तस्य तृष्णादाहान्वितस्य च ॥
pātyamānasya me tatra sāgraṃ varṣaśataṃ gatam / mahātāpārtitaptasya tṛṣṇādāhānvitasyaca
जब मुझे वहाँ नीचे गिराया जा रहा था, तो सौ वर्ष से कुछ अधिक समय बीत गया—मैं भीषण गर्मी से झुलस रहा था और तीव्र प्यास से पीड़ित था।
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FAQs
Karmic consequence is not trivialized: the text stresses duration and intensity, urging timely ethical correction and compassionate action (especially avoiding deprivation of essentials like water).
Didactic karma narrative; not a pancalakṣaṇa unit.
Thirst represents unfulfilled craving (tṛṣṇā) as a root of bondage; ‘heat’ mirrors tapas inverted—energy that could purify becomes torment when driven by wrongdoing.