Shloka 7

अहिंसा-प्रधान धर्मविचारः

Ahiṃsā as the Superior Dharma: Practical and Scriptural Reasoning

Devanagari script

यमस्य भवने देव पात्यन्ते पापकर्मिण: । प्रसादये त्वां वरद प्रसाद कुरु मे प्रभो

Transliteration

yamasya bhavane deva pātyante pāpakarmiṇaḥ | prasādaye tvāṃ varada prasāda kuru me prabho ||

Translation

దేవా! యముని భవనంలో పాపకర్ములు పడవేయబడతారు. వరద ప్రభూ! నేను నీ అనుగ్రహాన్ని యాచిస్తున్నాను; నాపై ప్రసన్నుడవు.

Word by Word

यमस्यof Yama

भवनेin the abode/house

देवO god

पात्यन्तेfall (down)

पापकर्मिणःsin-doing; of sinful deeds (people)

प्रसादयेI propitiate / I seek to please

त्वाम्you

वरदO boon-giver

प्रसादम्favor; grace

कुरुdo; grant

मेto me / for me

प्रभोO lord

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Yama

Yama’s abode (Yamabhavana)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Actions have moral consequences: sinful conduct leads to suffering in Yama’s realm. The verse also highlights the role of humility and seeking divine grace as a means of protection and moral realignment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes the fate of sinners in Yama’s abode and then turns to a divine addressee, pleading for favor and protection, framing the discussion within the Shānti Parva’s broader concern for dharma and the results of karma.