Shloka 46
Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell
स्वकर्मफलभोक्तॄणां पुण्यानां पापिनां तथा ।
तदेह्यन्यत्र गच्छामो दृष्टं सर्वं त्वयाधुना ।
त्वया दृष्टो हि नरकस्तदेह्यन्यत्र गम्यताम् ॥
svakarmaphalabhoktṝṇāṃ puṇyānāṃ pāpināṃ tathā | tadehy anyatra gacchāmo dṛṣṭaṃ sarvaṃ tvayādhunā | tvayā dṛṣṭo hi narakas tadehy anyatra gamyatām ||
புண்ணியவனும் பாவியும்—இருவரும் தத்தம் கர்மத்தின் பலனை அனுபவிப்பவர்கள். வா, நாம் வேறிடத்திற்குச் செல்வோம்; நீ அனைத்தையும் பார்த்துவிட்டாய். உண்மையில் நீ நரகத்தைக் கண்டாய்; வா, மற்றொரு இடத்திற்குச் செல்லலாம்।
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FAQs
The verse states a core karmic axiom: each being experiences the consequences of their own actions—merit and sin alike. The narrative ‘tour’ underscores accountability rather than arbitrariness.
Primarily ethical instruction embedded in narrative (not a direct pañcalakṣaṇa segment). It supports dharma by illustrating karmic mechanics.
Movement from region to region mirrors the jīva’s passage through states of consciousness shaped by saṃskāra; ‘seeing Naraka’ is also an inner recognition of the consequences of harmful tendencies.