Shloka 11
Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments
परपत्रेण पाट्यन्ते कस्मादेतेऽतिदुःखिताः ।
करम्भवालुकास्वेते पच्यन्ते तैलगोचराः ॥
parapatreṇa pāṭyante kasmād ete ’ti-duḥkhitāḥ / karambha-vālukāsv ete pacyante taila-gocarāḥ //
“Mengapakah makhluk-makhluk ini berada dalam kesengsaraan yang amat dahsyat—dihiris oleh ‘parapatra’ (daun/bilah setajam pisau cukur)? Dan mengapakah mereka direbus dalam bubur dan pasir, serta dipaksa bergerak dalam minyak?”
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FAQs
Purāṇic hell-imagery functions as moral deterrent: cruelty, exploitation, and causing pain ‘returns’ as pain with analogous textures—cutting, burning, boiling.
Not a pañcalakṣaṇa core (like sarga/manvantara), but a dharma-oriented excursus illustrating karmaphala within the narrative frame.
‘Cutting’ and ‘cooking’ symbolize the soul being processed by its own tendencies (saṃskāras): sharpness (violence) and heat (anger/greed) mature into experiential suffering.