Shloka 35
The Legend of Hemakuṇḍala: Charity, Decline of the Sons, and Yama’s Judgment
शार्दूलेन हतो ज्येष्ठः कनिष्ठः सर्पदंशितः । एकस्मिन्दिवसे राजन्पापिष्ठौ निधनं गतौ
śārdūlena hato jyeṣṭhaḥ kaniṣṭhaḥ sarpadaṃśitaḥ | ekasmindivase rājanpāpiṣṭhau nidhanaṃ gatau
ज्येष्ठाला वाघाने ठार केले, कनिष्ठाला सर्पाने दंश केला; एकाच दिवशी, हे राजन्, ते दोघे परम पापी मृत्युमुखी पडले.
Unspecified (narrator addressing a king: 'rājan')
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: forest
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एकस्मिन्दिवसे = एकस्मिन् + दिवसे; राजन्पापिष्ठौ = राजन् + पापिष्ठौ (n-sandhi).
FAQs
It states that two men—an elder and a younger—died on the same day: the elder killed by a tiger and the younger bitten by a snake.
By calling them 'most sinful,' the verse frames their sudden deaths as consequences associated with grave wrongdoing, reinforcing the Purāṇic theme that pāpa leads to suffering and untimely ends.
The verse is spoken to a king, but this single śloka does not identify which king; the broader chapter context is needed to name the addressee and speaker with certainty.