Shloka 206
Adhyāya 108: Paścima-dik—Varuṇa’s Realm, Sunset Cosmology, and Sacred-Geographic Markers
Suparṇa–Gālava संवाद
अभेद्यं भास्करेणापि स्वयं वा कृष्णवर्त्मना । मृत्युके पश्चात् इस दिशामें जानेवाले प्राणीको ऐसे घोर अन्धकारका सामना करना पड़ता है, जो साक्षात् अग्नि एवं सूर्यके लिये भी अभेद्य है
abhedyaṁ bhāskareṇāpi svayaṁ vā kṛṣṇavartmanā | mṛtyuke paścāt asyāṁ diśiṁ jānevāle prāṇīko aise ghora andhakārakā sāmnā karnā paṛtā hai, jo sākṣāt agni evaṁ sūryake liye bhī abhedya hai
Yuparṇa berkata: “Sesudah kematian, makhluk yang menuju arah ini harus menghadapi kegelapan yang mengerikan—begitu pekat hingga api dan matahari pun tak sanggup menembusnya. Di sana, sumber cahaya dan penuntun yang lazim menjadi sia-sia.”
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the image of an impenetrable darkness to stress moral causality: one’s actions determine one’s post-mortem trajectory, and certain paths lead to states where even the usual ‘lights’ (knowledge, merit, divine favor symbolized by fire and sun) do not reach.
Yuparṇa is describing a particular post-death direction or course associated with dreadful darkness, emphasizing the severity of that destination and cautioning listeners about the ethical stakes of their choices.