Shloka 27
Santaptaka’s Encounter with Five Pretas and Their Liberation through Viṣṇu’s Presence
रुद्धाञ्शुद्धान् भूपतीन्मागधेन भीमेनैनं घातयित्वा मुरारिः / निर्बद्धान्यो भर्गयज्ञाय मुक्तश्चक्रो मे ऽसौ कर्मपाशं लुनातु
ruddhāñśuddhān bhūpatīnmāgadhena bhīmenainaṃ ghātayitvā murāriḥ / nirbaddhānyo bhargayajñāya muktaścakro me 'sau karmapāśaṃ lunātu
Semoga cakra Murāri (Viṣṇu)—yang setelah membunuh musuh melalui Bhīma si Magadha, membebaskan para raja yang ditahan namun telah disucikan, dan yang dilepaskan bagi yajña Bharga—kini memutuskan belenggu karma-ku.
A devotee/narrator invoking Lord Vishnu’s Sudarśana (within the Vishnu–Garuda instructional frame of Preta Kanda)
Concept: Divine agency that breaks external bonds (captivity) is invoked to cut internal bonds (karma-pasha).
Vedantic Theme: Bandha–moksha polarity; karma as binding rope; grace as the cutting instrument (chinna-bandha).
Application: Transform memory of dharmic victories into inner resolve: seek release from compulsions and consequences through devotion and right action.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: battlefield and yajna-vedi (sacrificial ground)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: prayers to Sudarshana for removing obstacles and bondage (general parallel)
FAQs
This verse treats karmapāśa as a binding force that follows the soul and must be cut through divine grace and purification; it frames liberation as the severing of karmic ties, not merely physical death.
By praying for the ‘cutting’ of karmic bonds, it implies that the post-death journey is shaped by accumulated actions; freedom in the afterlife depends on purification and release from karmic constraints.
Live with ethical restraint, seek inner purification, and use sincere Viṣṇu-centered prayer/recitation as a reminder to reduce harmful karma and strengthen liberating intentions.