Shloka 13
Agastya’s Instruction to Raghunātha (Rāma): Sin, Remorse, and the Aśvamedha Remedy
यैः कोपितं ब्रह्मकुलं नरैर्निरयगामिभिः । ते नरा बहुशो दुःखं भोक्ष्यंति निरयं गताः
yaiḥ kopitaṃ brahmakulaṃ narairnirayagāmibhiḥ | te narā bahuśo duḥkhaṃ bhokṣyaṃti nirayaṃ gatāḥ
నరకగాములైన మనుష్యులు బ్రాహ్మణకులాన్ని కోపింపజేసినయెడల, వారు నరకానికి వెళ్లి మళ్లీ మళ్లీ దుఃఖాన్ని అనుభవిస్తారు।
Unspecified (narratorial/teachings context within the adhyaya)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नरैर्निरयगामिभिः = नरैः + निरयगामिभिः; निरयगामिभिः = निरय + गामिभिः; भोक्ष्यंति → भोक्ष्यन्ति (अनुस्वार/लोप-लेखनभेद).
FAQs
It teaches that causing offense to the brahmakula (the Brahmin community) is a grave adharma that leads to repeated suffering in naraka (hell), emphasizing moral accountability through karma.
In this context, brahmakula refers to the community/lineage of Brahmins—those associated with Vedic learning and ritual duty—whose disrespect is portrayed as spiritually harmful and karmically consequential.
It emphasizes restraint and reverence: one should avoid angering or harming revered spiritual communities and instead act with humility, non-violence, and dharmic conduct to avoid severe karmic results.