Shloka 10
Adhyaya 13 — The Son’s Account of Hell and the Question of Unseen Sin
पुरुष उवाच
भो याम्यपुरुषाचक्ष्व किं मया दुष्कृतं कृतम् ।
येनॆदं यातनाभीमं प्राप्तोऽस्मि नरकं परम् ॥
puruṣa uvāca bho yāmya-puruṣācakṣva kiṃ mayā duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam | yenedaṃ yātanābhīmaṃ prāpto 'smi narakaṃ param
அந்த மனிதன் கூறினான்—ஏ யமதூதா, எனக்குச் சொல்; நான் எந்தப் பாவச் செயலைச் செய்ததால் இவ்விதமான கொடுஞ்சித்திரவதை நிறைந்த நரகத்தை அடைந்தேன்?
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FAQs
The verse models ethical introspection: rather than denying or blaming, one asks what action produced the result—an essential Purāṇic method for dharma-teaching.
Dharma instruction through narrative dialogue; not directly Sarga/Pratisarga/Vaṃśa/Manvantara/Vaṃśānucarita, though it may be embedded within a larger vaṃśānucarita storyline.
The question ‘what did I do?’ is the awakening of buddhi within suffering—pain becomes the catalyst for discernment (viveka).