Shloka 75
Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments
तथैव कण्टकैर्दीर्घैरायसैः पश्य शाल्मलिम् ।
आरोपिता विभिन्नाङ्गाः प्रभूतासृक्स्रवाविलाः ॥
tathaiva kaṇṭakair dīrghair āyasaiḥ paśya śālmalim / āropitā vibhinnāṅgāḥ prabhūtāsṛkstravāvilāḥ
അതുപോലെ നീണ്ട ഇരുമ്പുമുള്ളുകളുള്ള ശാല്മലീ വൃക്ഷം കാണുക; ആളുകളെ അതിൽ കയറിപ്പിടിപ്പിക്കുന്നു, അവരുടെ അവയവങ്ങൾ കീറിപ്പിരിയുന്നു, ധാരാളം രക്തധാരകളാൽ നനഞ്ഞും ലിപ്തമായും ആകുന്നു।
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FAQs
The verse uses visceral imagery to deter grave misconduct, stressing that pleasures pursued through harm and transgression culminate in pain proportionate to the offense.
Ethical/karmic (dharma/karmaphala) segment, not a direct instance of the five lakṣaṇas.
The thorn-tree represents the ‘tree of desire’: ascent motivated by craving results in self-wounding at every step. Iron thorns indicate hardened, unyielding consequences.