Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell
पुंस्कोकिलत्वमाप्नोति स चापि नरकाच्च्युतः । सखिभार्यां गुरोर्भार्यां राजभार्यां च पापकृत् ॥
puṃskokilatvamāpnoti sa cāpi narakāccyutaḥ / sakhibhāryāṃ gurorbhāryāṃ rājabhāryāñca pāpakṛt
वह पापी, नरक से गिरकर, नर-कोयल की अवस्था को प्राप्त होता है। जो मित्र की पत्नी, गुरु की पत्नी या राजा की पत्नी का उल्लंघन करता है, उसकी यही गति होती है।
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The verse marks certain relationships—teacher and king especially—as protected by dharma; violating them is treated as an assault on the moral and civic fabric, not merely a private act.
Ancillary dharma/karma-vipāka instruction rather than pancalakṣaṇa narrative material.
The cuckoo motif can encode ‘seductive voice’ and clandestine mating; the rebirth image mirrors the misuse of charm and desire that bypasses rightful boundaries.