Shloka 27
Santaptaka’s Encounter with Five Pretas and Their Liberation through Viṣṇu’s Presence
रुद्धाञ्शुद्धान् भूपतीन्मागधेन भीमेनैनं घातयित्वा मुरारिः / निर्बद्धान्यो भर्गयज्ञाय मुक्तश्चक्रो मे ऽसौ कर्मपाशं लुनातु
ruddhāñśuddhān bhūpatīnmāgadhena bhīmenainaṃ ghātayitvā murāriḥ / nirbaddhānyo bhargayajñāya muktaścakro me 'sau karmapāśaṃ lunātu
మురారియైన విష్ణువు యొక్క ఆ చక్రం—భీముని ద్వారా మాగధుని సంహరించి, బంధింపబడిన శుద్ధ రాజులను విముక్తి చేసి, భర్గుని యజ్ఞార్థం విడుదలైనది—అది నా కర్మపాశాన్ని ఛేదించుగాక.
A devotee/narrator invoking Lord Vishnu’s Sudarśana (within the Vishnu–Garuda instructional frame of Preta Kanda)
Concept: Divine agency that breaks external bonds (captivity) is invoked to cut internal bonds (karma-pasha).
Vedantic Theme: Bandha–moksha polarity; karma as binding rope; grace as the cutting instrument (chinna-bandha).
Application: Transform memory of dharmic victories into inner resolve: seek release from compulsions and consequences through devotion and right action.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: battlefield and yajna-vedi (sacrificial ground)
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: prayers to Sudarshana for removing obstacles and bondage (general parallel)
FAQs
This verse treats karmapāśa as a binding force that follows the soul and must be cut through divine grace and purification; it frames liberation as the severing of karmic ties, not merely physical death.
By praying for the ‘cutting’ of karmic bonds, it implies that the post-death journey is shaped by accumulated actions; freedom in the afterlife depends on purification and release from karmic constraints.
Live with ethical restraint, seek inner purification, and use sincere Viṣṇu-centered prayer/recitation as a reminder to reduce harmful karma and strengthen liberating intentions.