Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 15, Shloka 58
Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell
यमपुरुष उवाच एहि राजन् प्रगच्छामो निजपुण्यसमर्जितान् ।
भुङ्क्ष्व भोगानपास्येह यातनाः पापकर्मणाम् ॥
yamapuruṣa uvāca ehi rājan pragacchāmo nija-puṇya-samarjitān | bhuṅkṣva bhogān apāsyeha yātanāḥ pāpa-karmaṇām ||
ଯମଙ୍କ ଦୂତ କହିଲା—ଆସ, ହେ ରାଜନ୍, ତୁମ ନିଜ ପୁଣ୍ୟରେ ଅର୍ଜିତ ଭୋଗମାନଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ଆମେ ଯାଉ। ଏଠାରେ ପାପକର୍ମୀମାନଙ୍କ ଯାତନା ଦେଖ।
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FAQs
The verse contrasts two fruits of action: puṇya leading to bhoga (enjoyment) and pāpa leading to yātanā (torment). It also sets up the ethical tension: whether one should depart to one’s reward while others suffer.
Dharma/karma-phala teaching within narrative (ācāra/vṛtti), not a pancalakṣaṇa core like vaṃśa or manvantara enumeration.
The ‘invitation to bhoga’ represents the pull of personal reward; the king’s later refusal highlights transcending the merit-reward cycle through compassion.