Shloka 48
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
नीयते यमदूतैस्तु यमस्याज्ञाकरैर्बलात्
nīyate yamadūtais tu yamasya ājñākarair balāt
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Ia diseret dengan paksa oleh para utusan Yama—pelaksana titah Sang Penguasa Maut—menunjukkan bahwa ketika saat pengadilan tiba, akibat perbuatan menjadi tak terelakkan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the inevitability of karmic accountability: when the appointed time comes, the agents of Yama enforce the moral order, and one cannot evade the consequences of one’s actions.
Vaiśampāyana describes a person being seized and taken away by Yama’s messengers, who act under Yama’s authority, emphasizing the forceful and unavoidable nature of the transition to judgment after death.