Shloka 65
Post-cremation Ripening of Karma and the Principal Narakas
एवमादीनि विक्रीणन् घोरे पूयवहे पतेत् / यः कुक्कुटान्निबध्नाति मार्जारान् सूकरांश्च तान् / पक्षिणश्च मृगांश्छा गान्सो ऽप्येवं नरकं व्रजेत्
evamādīni vikrīṇan ghore pūyavahe patet / yaḥ kukkuṭānnibadhnāti mārjārān sūkarāṃśca tān / pakṣiṇaśca mṛgāṃśchā gānso 'pyevaṃ narakaṃ vrajet
ఇలాంటి వాటిని అమ్మేవాడు భయంకరమైన ‘పూయవహ’ నరకంలో పడతాడు. అలాగే కోళ్లు, పిల్లులు, పందులు, పక్షులు, మృగాలు, మేకలను కట్టివేసి హింసించేవాడు కూడా అటువంటి నరకానికే వెళ్తాడు.
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vainateya)
Afterlife Stage: Naraka
Concept: Commerce in cruelly obtained goods and the act of binding/tormenting animals generate heavy pāpa leading to Pūyavaha naraka.
Vedantic Theme: Ahimsā as a sattvic foundation; violence thickens avidyā and binds the jīva to painful karmic fruition.
Application: Avoid livelihoods that depend on animal cruelty; support humane practices; cultivate compassion and non-harm in diet, trade, and entertainment.
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: naraka (hell)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: naraka catalogues where specific sins map to specific hells; Garuda Purana: repeated condemnation of hiṃsā and animal-binding as pāpa-hetu
FAQs
This verse uses Pūyavaha as a specific karmic destination for cruelty-linked commerce and restraint of animals, reinforcing that harm (direct or indirect) leads to painful post-death consequences.
It connects particular actions—selling cruelty-related goods and binding animals—to a defined hell realm (Pūyavaha), showing a cause-and-effect route in Yama’s post-mortem justice system.
Avoid livelihoods or habits that depend on animal suffering, and practice non-violence and humane treatment—because karma includes both direct harm and harm supported through trade.