Shloka 64

Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell

Sanskrit

क्षुत्पिपासाभवं दुःखं यच्च मूर्च्छाप्रदं महत् ।

एतेषां त्राणदानन्तु मन्ये स्वर्गसुखात् परम् ॥

Transliteration

kṣutpipāsābhavaṃ duḥkhaṃ yac ca mūrcchāpradaṃ mahat |

eteṣāṃ trāṇadānaṃ tu manye svargasukhāt param ||

Translation

Derita yang lahir daripada lapar dan dahaga, serta siksaan besar yang menyebabkan pengsan—memberi penyelamatan kepada makhluk yang ditimpa semua ini, aku anggap lebih unggul daripada kenikmatan syurga.

Speakers

• King (rājā) speaking (context: in/near naraka
• addressed to divine agents)

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Compassion
• Ethics
• Karmic consequence
• Supremacy of protecting the distressed