Shloka 36
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
यमस्य पुरुषै: क्लेशं यमस्य पुरुषैर्वधम् दुःखं संसारचक्रं च नर: क्लेशं स विन्दति
yamasya puruṣaiḥ kleśaṃ yamasya puruṣair vadham duḥkhaṃ saṃsāracakraṃ ca naraḥ kleśaṃ sa vindati
तो यमाच्या पुरुषांकडून क्लेश भोगतो, त्यांच्या प्रहारांचा दंड सहन करतो आणि दुःखमय संसारचक्रात फिरत राहून कष्टच कष्ट प्राप्त करतो.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wrongdoing ripens into suffering: one’s own actions lead to torment and continued misery within the cycle of saṃsāra, symbolized by punishment administered by Yama’s agents.
Yudhiṣṭhira describes the post-mortem consequences faced by a sinner: being seized and afflicted by Yama’s attendants and made to endure painful experiences that reflect karmic retribution and continued entanglement in saṃsāra.