Shloka 41
Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell
निकृत्या कञ्चनं नृणां कार्पण्यं च नृणां वधः । यानि च प्रतिषिद्धानि तत्प्रवृत्तिश्च सन्तता ॥
nikṛtyā kañcanaṃ nṛṇāṃ kārpaṇyaṃ ca nṛṇāṃ vadhaḥ / yāni ca pratiṣiddhāni tat-pravṛttiś ca santatā
स्वर्णापहारैर्जनानां वञ्चनं कदर्यता नरवधः। यच्च निषिद्धं कर्म तत्र नित्यप्रवृत्तिश्च—एते महादोषाः॥
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FAQs
Beyond single acts, the text highlights ‘santatā pravṛtti’—habitual persistence in wrongdoing—as especially damaging, implying that character formation is central to karmic outcome.
Ethical instruction; not pancalakṣaṇa content.
Repetition (santatā) indicates saṃskāra-building: sustained vice creates deep grooves in consciousness, making liberation-oriented disciplines progressively harder.