Shloka 32

Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments

Sanskrit

तिष्ठन्ति तत्र युक्तानि लिङ्गमात्रेण चात्मनि ।

वपुषा मनसा वाचा न कदाचित्क्वचिन्नरः ॥

Transliteration

tiṣṭhanti tatra yuktāni liṅgamātreṇa cātmani / vapuṣā manasā vācā na kadācit kvacin naraḥ

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น สิ่งทั้งหลายดำรงอยู่โดยผูกพันกับอาตมันด้วย ‘ลิงคะ’ อันละเอียดเท่านั้น; ไม่มีผู้ใด ณ กาลใด ณ ที่ใด จะกระทำด้วยกาย ใจ หรือวาจา โดยปราศจากความเชื่อมโยงนั้น

Word by Word

तिष्ठन्तिremain/stand

तत्रthere

युक्तानिconnected/associated

लिङ्गमात्रेणby the mere subtle mark (only)

चand

आत्मनिin the self

वपुषाby the body

मनसाby the mind

वाचाby speech

नnot

कदाचित्ever/at any time

क्वचित्anywhere

नरःa man/person

Speakers

Unclear from provided excerpt (later addresses 'rājan')

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "adbhuta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

Subtle body (liṅga)AgencyKarmaBody-mind-speech triad

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Karmic continuity is carried through a subtle linkage (liṅga), and ethical responsibility spans body, mind, and speech—none are outside karmic accounting.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Philosophical anthropology/ethics rather than purāṇic cosmography or genealogy.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Liṅga’ can be read as the subtle body that transports saṃskāras across births; it is the hidden carrier that makes moral causality possible beyond a single lifetime.