Shloka 66
Haristuti-saṅgraha: Devatā–Ṛṣi Praṇāma, Nāma-māhātmya, and Vairāgya from Deha-āsakti
वैवलस्वत उवाच / सोहं हि कर्मकरणे निरतः सदैव स्त्रीणां भोगे च निरतश्च गुदे प्रमत्तः / जिह्वेन्द्रिये च निरतस्तव दर्शने च सम्यग्विरागसहितः परमो दरेण
vaivalasvata uvāca / sohaṃ hi karmakaraṇe nirataḥ sadaiva strīṇāṃ bhoge ca nirataśca gude pramattaḥ / jihvendriye ca niratastava darśane ca samyagvirāgasahitaḥ paramo dareṇa
Vaivasvata (Yama) bersabda: “Aku senantiasa tenggelam dalam perbuatan duniawi; terikat pada kenikmatan wanita dan lalai dalam nafsu rendah. Aku juga kecanduan lidah dan kesenangan indria; namun saat memandang-Mu, timbullah vairāgya sejati disertai rasa takut yang amat besar.”
Vaivasvata (Yama)
Afterlife Stage: Yamaloka Journey
Concept: Darśana of the divine catalyzes vairāgya; recognition of bondage through indriyas and kāma is the first turn toward liberation.
Vedantic Theme: Viveka-vairāgya as prerequisites; indriya-viṣaya-āsakti as bandha; bhaya as saṃvega (spiritual urgency).
Application: Daily self-audit of sense habits; cultivate saṃvega by contemplating mortality and consequences; redirect attention from indulgence to remembrance and worship.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: recurring motif of indriya-āsakti leading to fear and repentance before Yama/Vishnu; Garuda Purana: praise-hymns where darśana produces vairāgya
FAQs
This verse presents vairagya as an inner turning-point: even one deeply attached to sense-pleasures can awaken to true dispassion when confronted with divine reality and the consequences of karma.
By highlighting attachment to actions and senses, it implies the binding forces that carry the jiva into Yama’s jurisdiction after death; fear and dispassion mark the beginning of release from those bindings.
Practice restraint of taste and sexuality, reduce compulsive sense-indulgence, and cultivate daily reflection on mortality and karma to develop steady dispassion and ethical discipline.