Shloka 5
गोप्रदान-माहात्म्ये गोलोक-प्रश्नः
Gopradāna-Māhātmya: Inquiry into Goloka
अथ प्राह यम: कंचित् पुरुषं कृष्णवाससम् । रक्ताक्षमूर्थ्वरीमाणं काकजंघाक्षिनासिकम्
atha prāha yamaḥ kañcit puruṣaṃ kṛṣṇavāsasam | raktākṣam ūrdhvaromāṇaṃ kākajaṅghākṣināsikam ||
Kemudian Yama berbicara kepada seorang lelaki berpakaian hitam—bermata merah, bulu tubuhnya berdiri, dan betis, mata, serta hidungnya menyerupai gagak.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames Yama as the impartial enforcer of dharma: moral law is not merely abstract but administered through agents, and deeds inevitably bring corresponding consequences under a just cosmic order.
Bhīṣma narrates that Yama addresses a particular fearsome, black-clad figure—described with red eyes and crow-like features—indicating he is about to command or dispatch an attendant in the course of judging or executing the results of actions.