Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments
एकसार्थप्रयातं ये निः स्वमर्थार्थिनं नरम् ।
अपास्य स्वान्नमश्नन्ति त इमे श्लेष्मभोजिनः ॥
ekasārthaprayātaṃ ye niḥ svamarthārthinaṃ naram / apāsya svānnamaśnanti ta ime śleṣmabhojinaḥ
ये सहकारवाने प्रस्थित्वा निर्धनं सहायार्थिनं नरं त्यक्त्वा स्वभोजनं भुञ्जते, ते श्लेष्मभक्षिणो भवन्ति।
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Shared journey implies shared responsibility. Refusing aid to a vulnerable companion while enjoying one’s own comfort is framed as a serious social sin with degrading consequences.
Dharma/karmaphala instruction; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
Phlegm symbolizes stagnation and coldness of heart. The one who ‘withholds warmth’ from the needy experiences a cold, viscous form of nourishment in return.