Shloka 9
Bhadrā and Mitravindā: The Fruits of Namaskāra, Pradakṣiṇā, Hari-nāma, and Śravaṇa of Bhāgavata Kathā
तस्यैव पादौ तलयन्त्रे निधाय यमश्च नित्यं प्रकरोति पिष्टम् / एषां जिह्वा हरिकृष्णेति नाम न वक्ति नित्यं व्यर्थभूतां वदन्ति
tasyaiva pādau talayantre nidhāya yamaśca nityaṃ prakaroti piṣṭam / eṣāṃ jihvā harikṛṣṇeti nāma na vakti nityaṃ vyarthabhūtāṃ vadanti
எமன் அவன் கால்களை செக்கில் இட்டு தினமும் அரைக்கிறான். எவர் நாக்கு 'ஹரி கிருஷ்ணா' என்று உச்சரிப்பதில்லையோ, அவர்கள் பேசுவதெல்லாம் வீணே.
Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Afterlife Stage: Naraka
Concept: The tongue meant for Hari-Kṛṣṇa nāma is wasted on futile talk; karmic consequence mirrors the spiritual misuse of speech.
Vedantic Theme: Vāk-śuddhi and nāma as sādhana; devotion transforms the instrument (tongue) from saṃsāric to liberating.
Application: Practice daily nāma-japa/kīrtana; reduce idle/fruitless speech; dedicate speech to truth, praise of the divine, and benefit of beings.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: torture apparatus area within Yama’s realm
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: repeated stress on nāma-smaraṇa as protection from Yamadūtas (general motif)
FAQs
This verse frames the divine Name as a crucial spiritual practice: those who do not utter “Hari, Kṛṣṇa” are depicted as falling into severe Yama-danda (punitive) consequences, implying the Name’s protective and purifying role.
It presents a post-death punitive scene in Yama’s realm: the sinner is subjected to a specific torment (talayantra—crushing of the feet), linking moral/spiritual neglect in life—especially neglect of Hari-nama and indulging in futile speech—to concrete suffering after death.
Cultivate meaningful speech and daily remembrance/chanting of Hari/Kṛṣṇa; reduce idle, harmful, or purposeless talk and adopt devotional discipline as a safeguard for ethical living and inner purification.