Shloka 76
Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell
तस्माद्यत् सुकृतं किञ्चिन्ममास्ति त्रिदशाधिप ।
तेन मुच्यन्तु नरकात् पापिनो यातनां गताः ॥
tasmād yat sukṛtaṃ kiñcin mamāsti tridaśādhipa | tena mucyantu narakāt pāpino yātanāṃ gatāḥ ||
तस्मात्, हे त्रिदशेश्वर, मम यत् किञ्चित् अल्पं पुण्यकर्मास्ति, तेन नरकपातिताः पापिनो यातनास्थिताः नरकात् प्रमुच्यन्ताम्।
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FAQs
The verse elevates compassion above self-enjoyment: the king prefers the relief of others to his own reward. It also reflects a Purāṇic acceptance of merit being dedicated for others’ welfare, especially through the intention of a righteous person.
Ethical/dharmic instruction within narrative; indirectly supports vaṃśānucarita-type royal exemplarity (how a king ought to act), though not a genealogy passage itself.
The ‘transfer of merit’ symbolizes non-possessiveness of puṇya: merit is perfected when it becomes universalized through compassion, mirroring the sattvic ideal of loka-saṅgraha (holding the world together).