Shloka 162
Adhyaya 8 — Vasu's Redemption
व्यतीते द्वादशे वर्षे दुःखस्यान्ते नराधिपः ।
अन्तरीक्षाच्च पतितो यमदूतैः प्रणोदितः ॥
vyatīte dvādaśe varṣe duḥkhasyānte narādhipaḥ | antarīkṣāc ca patito yamadūtaiḥ praṇoditaḥ ||
പന്ത്രണ്ട് വർഷം കഴിഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ, ദുഃഖത്തിന്റെ അവസാനം, യമദൂതന്മാരാൽ തള്ളപ്പെട്ട രാജാവ് ആകാശത്തിൽ നിന്ന് താഴേക്ക് വീണു.
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FAQs
The verse reinforces that karmic experiences have endpoints (‘duḥkhasyānte’) and that cosmic administration is orderly. The ‘fall’ motif is also a warning against complacency in higher states (svarga), since merit and demerit both mature and conclude.
Carita; transitional world-travel is a common purāṇic narrative mechanism to dramatize moral law.
Falling from the mid-sky can symbolize descent of consciousness from subtle enjoyment to gross embodiment, compelled by remaining karmic vectors represented by Yamadūtas.