Adhyaya 12 — The Son Describes the Narakas: Mahāraurava, Tamas, Nikṛntana, Apratiṣṭha, Asipatravana, and Taptakumbha
महावक्त्रा महादंष्ट्रा व्याघ्रा इव भयानकाः ।
ततस्तद्वनमालोक्य शिशिरच्छायमग्रतः ॥
mahāvaktrā mahādaṃṣṭrā vyāghrā iva bhayānakāḥ | tatas tadvanam ālokya śiśiracchāyam agrataḥ ||
พวกมันมีปากมหึมาและเขี้ยวใหญ่โต น่าสะพรึงดุจเสือโคร่ง ครั้นแล้วเมื่อเห็นร่มเงาอันเย็นสบายของป่านั้นอยู่เบื้องหน้า,
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Seeking relief without discernment leads into sharper danger; the verse cautions against impulsive flight toward apparently soothing options born of desperation.
Didactic karmaphala narrative; ancillary to pancalakṣaṇa categories.
The ‘cool shade ahead’ is the mind’s projection of comfort; the fanged forms are latent saṃskāras that arise when one approaches tempting objects.