Shloka 38
Adhyaya 12 — The Son Describes the Narakas: Mahāraurava, Tamas, Nikṛntana, Apratiṣṭha, Asipatravana, and Taptakumbha
द्रवीभूतैः शिरोगात्र-स्नायु-मांस-त्वगस्थिभिः ।
ततो याम्यैर्नरैराशु दर्व्या घट्टनघट्टिताः ॥
dravībhūtaiḥ śirogātra-snāyu-māṃsa-tvag-asthibhiḥ / tato yāmyair narair āśu darvyā ghaṭṭanaghaṭṭitāḥ
തലയും ശരീരവും ഞരമ്പുകളും മാംസവും തൊലിയും എല്ലുകളും ദ്രാവകമായി മാറുമ്പോൾ, യമഭടന്മാർ തവി കൊണ്ട് അവരെ വേഗത്തിൽ കടയുകയും ചുരണ്ടുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നു.
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FAQs
The ‘churning’ underscores that consequences are not random but ‘processed’—i.e., karma is worked out until exhausted, encouraging ethical living as preventative wisdom.
Non-lakṣaṇa didactic section aimed at dharma and vairāgya (dispassion) through fearsome exempla.
Churning is a symbolic inversion of sacred churning (samudra-manthana): instead of producing nectar, harmful karma yields suffering; a warning against misusing human agency.