Shloka 66

Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments

Sanskrit

तेषामेतैः शितैः शस्त्रैर्मुहुर्विलपतां त्वचः ।

पृथक् कुर्वन्ति वै याम्याः शरीरा॒दतिदारुणाः ॥

Transliteration

teṣām etaiḥ śitaiḥ śastrair muhur vilapatāṃ tvacaḥ /

pṛthak kurvanti vai yāmyāḥ śarīrād ati-dāruṇāḥ

Translation

彼らには、きわめて残酷なヤマの従者が、これらの鋭利な武器をもって、叫び声の中で幾度も皮膚を身体から引き剥がす。

Speakers

• Naraka narration; consequence tied to prior verse’s destruction

Primary Deities

• Yama

Key Themes

• Naraka
• Karma-phala
• Violence against dharmic institutions