Shloka 7
यमस्य अधिकारभङ्गः — वैष्णवस्य लक्षणम्
Freedom from Yama through Hari-śaraṇāgati
सो ऽहम् इच्छामि तच् छ्रोतुं यमस्य वशवर्तिनः न भवन्ति नरा येन तत् कर्म कथयामलम्
so 'ham icchāmi tac chrotuṃ yamasya vaśavartinaḥ na bhavanti narā yena tat karma kathayāmalam
ထို့ကြောင့် ကျွန်ုပ်သည် ထိုအရာကို ကြားလိုပါသည်—မရှုပ်ထွေးဘဲ သန့်ရှင်းစွာ၊ ပြတ်သားစွာ ပြောပြပါ—မည်သည့် သာသနာတရားဆိုင်ရာ ကမ္မဖြင့် လူသားတို့သည် ယမ၏ အာဏာအောက်သို့ မကျရောက်သနည်း။
Maitreya (questioning Sage Parāśara)
Speaker: Maitreya
Topic: What karma/practice prevents humans from falling under Yama’s dominion (the means to transcend punitive post-mortem jurisdiction)
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: compassionate
Concept: The disciple asks for the clear means—right conduct and saving practice—by which one is not subject to Yama’s punitive authority.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: Adopt a liberation-oriented regimen: ethical restraint, repentance, and steady devotion to the Lord, seeking guidance from śāstra and guru.
Vishishtadvaita: Implicitly distinguishes mere karmic improvement from true release: freedom from Yama points to mokṣa granted through the Lord’s saving upāya (often articulated as bhakti/prapatti in later Viśiṣṭādvaita).
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
Yama represents the moral governance of the cosmos—beings bound by karma fall under his jurisdiction, while those aligned with liberating dharma (and ultimately devotion to the Supreme) transcend that bondage.
This verse frames Maitreya’s request for the specific “karma” or means that prevents subjection to Yama—setting up Parāśara’s ensuing explanation of purifying conduct and spiritually liberating practice.
Although Vishnu is not named in this verse, the Purana’s broader teaching is that liberation from karmic judgment culminates in refuge in the Supreme Reality—Vishnu—who is beyond Yama’s jurisdiction.