Shloka 10
Bhadrā and Mitravindā: The Fruits of Namaskāra, Pradakṣiṇā, Hari-nāma, and Śravaṇa of Bhāgavata Kathā
तेषां जिह्वा यमलोके यमस्तु निष्कास्य पिष्टं प्रकरोति नित्यम् / काशीनिवासेन च किं प्रयोजनं किं वा प्रयागे मरणेन तात
teṣāṃ jihvā yamaloke yamastu niṣkāsya piṣṭaṃ prakaroti nityam / kāśīnivāsena ca kiṃ prayojanaṃ kiṃ vā prayāge maraṇena tāta
Di alam Yama, Yama menarik lidah mereka dan terus-menerus mengisarnya menjadi lumat. Jadi apakah faedahnya semata-mata tinggal di Kashi, atau apakah yang diperolehi dengan mati di Prayaga, wahai anakku?
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Afterlife Stage: Naraka
Concept: Tīrtha-vāsa or tīrtha-maraṇa alone is insufficient; without Hari-nāma and devotion, one remains subject to Yama’s punishments.
Vedantic Theme: Inner transformation (antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi) over external conditions; grace accessed through devotion rather than mere geography.
Application: If living/visiting sacred places, pair it with nāma-japa, worship, ethical living; avoid spiritual complacency based on location or ritual prestige.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: realm (Yamaloka) with earthly tīrtha references
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: critique of mere ritualism without devotion (general motif)
FAQs
This verse uses a vivid punishment—Yama extracting and grinding the tongue—to stress moral causality: specific sins produce specific consequences, and ritual or location alone cannot erase them.
It implies that after death the soul is judged in Yama-loka according to karma; if burdened by sin, it undergoes retribution regardless of whether one lived in Kāśī or died at Prayāga.
Treat pilgrimage and sacred-place practices as supports—not substitutes—for ethical speech and conduct; cultivate truthfulness and restraint so that outer rites align with inner dharma.