Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell
तत् तत् सर्वं समाख्यातं यथा दृष्टं मया पुरा ।
पुरानुभवजं ज्ञानमवाप्यावितथं तव ।
अतः परं महाभाग किमन्यत् कथयामि ते ॥
tat tat sarvaṃ samākhyātaṃ yathā dṛṣṭaṃ mayā purā | purānubhavajaṃ jñānam avāpya avitathaṃ tava | ataḥ paraṃ mahābhāga kim anyat kathayāmi te ||
മുമ്പ് ഞാൻ കണ്ടതുപോലെ എല്ലാം വിശദീകരിച്ചു. മുൻഅനുഭവജന്യമായ, നിനക്കു സത്യമായ ജ്ഞാനം നൽകി; അതിനപ്പുറം, ഹേ ഭാഗ്യവാനേ, ഞാൻ ഇനി എന്തു പറയണം?
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The Purāṇic voice grounds moral teaching in ‘seen’ reality (dṛṣṭa) and remembered experience, strengthening trust in dharma by presenting it as experiential knowledge rather than mere speculation.
A framing-device verse (saṃvāda closure), supporting the narrative container in which Purāṇic teachings—including the five marks elsewhere—are delivered.
‘Knowledge from prior experience’ hints at continuity of consciousness across lives: memory/insight can pierce temporal boundaries, implying that dharma is verifiable through inner awakening, not only scripture.