Shloka 53
पापभेदवर्णनम्
Classification of Sins / Taxonomy of Pāpa
यमलोकं व्रजंत्येते शरीरेण यमाज्ञया । यमदूतैर्महाघोरैनीयमानास्सुदुःखिताः
yamalokaṃ vrajaṃtyete śarīreṇa yamājñayā | yamadūtairmahāghorainīyamānāssuduḥkhitāḥ
யமனின் ஆணையால் இவர்கள் தேகாபிமானத்துடன் யமலோகத்திற்குச் செல்கின்றனர்; மிகக் கொடிய யமதூதர்கள் இழுத்துச் செல்ல, அவர்கள் கடும் துயரால் வாடுகின்றனர்।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It underscores karmic accountability: those bound by pāśa (bondage) are compelled toward Yama’s realm, experiencing suffering as the fruit of actions. In Shaiva Siddhanta, liberation comes by turning to Pati (Shiva) through right conduct, devotion, and grace, transcending fear of Yama.
Yama’s control applies to the bound soul (paśu) under karma; worship of Saguna Shiva in the Linga—through pūjā, mantra, and surrender—purifies karma and orients the soul toward Shiva’s grace, which is portrayed as the true refuge beyond punitive after-death states.
Regular japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), along with Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) and Rudrāksha as Shaiva disciplines, is implied as a protective, purifying sādhanā that reduces karmic bondage and fear of Yama.