Shloka 2
Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments
Sanskrit
यमकिङ्कर उवाच महराज ! यथात्थ त्वं तथैतन्नात्र संशयः ।
किन्तु स्वल्पं कृतं पापं भवता स्मारयामि तत् ॥
Transliteration
yamakiṅkara uvāca mahārāja ! yathāttha tvaṃ tathaitannātra saṃśayaḥ / kintu svalpaṃ kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ bhavatā smārayāmi tat
Translation
ヤマの従者は言った。「大王よ、あなたの言葉はまことにそのとおりであり、疑いはない。だが、あなたが犯した一つの小さな罪を、私は思い起こさせよう。」
Speakers
Yamakiṅkara (messenger of Yama) addressing the questioned person (called ‘mahārāja’)
Primary Deities
Yama
Key ThemesDharmaKarmic specificityNaraka causationConfession/remembrance