Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell
एवमेतॆ समाख्याता नरका द्विजसत्तम ।
येन येन च पापेन यां यां योनिमुपैति वै ॥
evam ete samākhyātā narakā dvijasattama | yena yena ca pāpena yāṃ yāṃ yonim upaiti vai ||
இவ்வாறு, ஓ இருபிறப்போரில் சிறந்தவரே, இந்த நரகங்கள் விளக்கப்பட்டன; மேலும் எந்தப் பாவம் எந்த யோனிக்குக் கொண்டு செல்கிறது என்பதும் உறுதியாகக் கூறப்பட்டது।
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Purāṇic pedagogy often uses detailed ‘maps’ of consequence: actions are not abstract but lead to specific experiential results—either in naraka or in constrained rebirths—encouraging ethical restraint and restitution.
Ancillary dharma teaching; not one of the five marks strictly, but commonly integrated into Purāṇas to operationalize dharma across social life.
‘Yoni’ signifies the psychic habitat matching one’s dominant tendencies; the cosmos mirrors inner disposition, so rebirth becomes a symbolic exteriorization of one’s moral psychology.