Shloka 75
Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell
राजोवाच कथं स्पृहां करिष्यन्ति मत्सम्पर्केषु मानवाः ।
यदि सत्सन्निधावेṣामुत्कर्षो नोपजायते ॥
rājovāca kathaṃ spṛhāṃ kariṣyanti matsamparkeṣu mānavāḥ | yadi satsannidhāveṣām utkarṣo nopajāyate ||
Raja berkata: “Bagaimana orang akan menumbuhkan kerinduan pada kebaikan melalui pergaulan denganku, jika bahkan di hadapan orang saleh pun peningkatan diri mereka tidak muncul?”
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FAQs
Even the best environment cannot force inner change; receptivity (adhikāra) matters. The king’s humility highlights that moral uplift requires both guidance and the individual’s willingness to respond.
Didactic dharma-śikṣā embedded in narrative (ākhyāna). Not a direct sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita unit, but consistent with Purāṇic ethical instruction.
“Presence of the good” can be read as proximity to sattva (clarity). If no uplift arises, it indicates dominance of tamas/rajas; transformation requires inner turning, not mere physical nearness.