Shloka 52
Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell
यमपुरुष उवाच पितृदेवातिथिप्रैष्य-शिष्टेनान्नेन ते तनुः ।
पुष्टिमभ्यागता यस्मात्तद्गतं च मनो यतः ॥
yamapuruṣa uvāca pitṛdevātithipraiṣya-śiṣṭenānnena te tanuḥ | puṣṭim abhyāgatā yasmāt tadgataṃ ca mano yataḥ ||
यमपुरुष उवाच— ‘पितृदेवताऽतिथिदासभृत्येषु तथा सत्पात्रेषु च विधिवत् पूर्वं निवेदितेन अन्नेन तव देहः पोषितः; तस्मात् मनोऽपि तस्मिन् पुण्ये प्रवृत्तम्।’
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FAQs
The verse elevates the gṛhastha ethic: one should eat only after properly sharing—honoring pitṛs, devas, guests, dependents, and the virtuous. Such regulated generosity becomes a powerful puṇya with protective effects.
This is dharma/ācāra instruction embedded in a narrative frame, not a pañcalakṣaṇa cosmology/genealogy passage.
Food is treated as condensed prāṇa; when sanctified by right distribution (yajña-spirit), it purifies both body and mind, generating a subtle ‘cooling’ influence that can counteract harsh karmic experiences.