Shloka 8
Adhyaya 12 — The Son Describes the Narakas: Mahāraurava, Tamas, Nikṛntana, Apratiṣṭha, Asipatravana, and Taptakumbha
दह्यमानः पितर्मातर् भ्रातस्तातेति चाकुलः ।
वदत्यसकृदुद्विग्नो न शान्तिमधिगच्छति ॥
dahyamānaḥ pitar-mātar bhrātas-tāteti cākulaḥ /
vadaty asakṛd udvigno na śāntim adhigacchati
दह्यमानो व्याकुलः स पुनः पुनराक्रन्दति—‘तात! अम्ब! भ्रातः! सुत!’ इति; पुनः पुनः क्षोभ्यमाणो न शान्तिं लभते।
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FAQs
At the time of consequence, worldly relations cannot rescue one; therefore one should cultivate dharma and inner discipline rather than relying on social identity.
Moral exhortation embedded in narrative cosmography; ancillary teaching rather than one of the five defining purāṇic characteristics.
Calling out to family names indicates clinging (rāga) at the moment of pain; the verse portrays how attachment intensifies suffering when the supports of identity collapse.