Karmic Causes of Narakas and the Irremediability of Ingratitude (Kṛtaghna-doṣa)
पर्वमैथुनिनः पापाः परदाररताश्च ये ते वह्नितप्तां कूटाग्रामालिङ्गन्ते च शाल्मलीम्
parvamaithuninaḥ pāpāḥ paradāraratāśca ye te vahnitaptāṃ kūṭāgrāmāliṅgante ca śālmalīm
जे पापी पर्वकाळी निषिद्ध मैथुन करतात आणि जे परस्त्रीरतीत आसक्त असतात, ते अग्नितप्त काट्यांनी युक्त शाल्मली वृक्षाला आलिंगन करतात।
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Dharma regulates desire through boundaries—fidelity and restraint on sacred observance days. Violations are portrayed as self-destructive, producing suffering proportional to the harm and disorder caused.
A karmaphala/dharma teaching unit embedded in the Purāṇa’s narrative flow, rather than sarga/pratisarga/vamśa-centered content.
Embracing a fire-heated thorny tree externalizes the inner logic of illicit desire: what is grasped for pleasure becomes a source of burning pain; ‘śālmalī’ functions as a classic Naraka emblem of passion turned punitive.