Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments
अन्धोऽथ बधिरो मूको भ्राम्यतेऽयं क्षुधातुरः ।
अकृतज्ञोऽधमः पुंसामुपकारेषु वर्तताम् ॥
andho 'tha badhiro mūko bhrāmyate 'yaṃ kṣudhāturaḥ | akṛtajño 'dhamaḥ puṃsām upakāreṣu vartatām ||
అతడు అంధుడై, తరువాత చెవిటివాడై మూగవాడై, ఆకలితో బాధపడుతూ తిరుగుతాడు—కృతఘ్నుడు ఉపకార-దయాకర్మాలతో జీవించే మనుష్యుల్లో అతి నీచుడు।
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Gratitude sustains human bonds and dharmic society. Ingratitude is condemned as a foundational vice that dissolves mutual support; the described disabilities signify social-spiritual disconnection.
Dharma and karmaphala teaching; not directly within sarga/pratisarga/manvantara/vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita lists, though it supports vaṃśānucarita ideals of conduct.
Blindness, deafness, and muteness symbolize refusal to ‘see’ benefaction, ‘hear’ counsel, and ‘speak’ acknowledgment—inner moral numbness manifested as outer deprivation.