Shloka 5
Fruits of Righteousness: Charity, Faith, and the Path to Yama
न तेत्र प्राणिनः संति ये न यांति यमक्षयम् । अवश्यं हि कृतं कर्म भोक्तव्यं तद्विचारितम्
na tetra prāṇinaḥ saṃti ye na yāṃti yamakṣayam | avaśyaṃ hi kṛtaṃ karma bhoktavyaṃ tadvicāritam
ที่นั่นไม่มีสัตว์ผู้มีชีวิตผู้ใดที่ไม่ไปสู่ที่พำนักของพระยมะเลย; กรรมที่ได้กระทำแล้ว ย่อมต้องเสวยผลโดยแน่นอน—นี่คือคำตัดสินอันมั่นคง
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context)
Concept: No embodied being avoids Yama’s domain; karma done must be experienced—this is the settled conclusion (vicārita/niścita).
Application: Assume consequences are real and unavoidable; choose actions you would be willing to ‘inherit.’ Pair ethical living with purificatory disciplines—truthfulness, non-harm, charity, and regular devotional practice.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A lone traveler-soul stands at a crossroads where every path converges toward a single distant citadel marked as Yama’s abode, conveying inevitability. Above, a vast cosmic ledger unfurls like a night sky tapestry, suggesting that deeds themselves become the road one must walk.","primary_figures":["symbolic soul (jīva)","Yama (distant emblematic presence)","Citragupta (as faint silhouette with ledger)"],"setting":"Mythic crossroads landscape with converging roads, distant fortress-like Yama city, and a sky filled with script-like constellations.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["midnight blue","pale silver","burnt umber","crimson accent","soft gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central jīva figure at a crossroads, all roads leading to a gold-leaf Yama-citadel; Citragupta’s ledger rendered as ornate scrollwork in the sky; heavy gold embellishment, rich reds and deep blues, traditional iconographic halos and decorative borders.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: poetic landscape with converging paths and a distant fortified city; delicate starry sky shaped like Devanagari script; restrained palette, fine detailing, contemplative mood, refined facial expression of acceptance.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlined crossroads motif, stylized Yama emblem in the distance, script-patterned sky; strong natural pigments, temple-wall symmetry, didactic clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: allegorical composition with lotus borders; central path motif leading to a distant throne emblem; deep indigo cloth ground with gold and silver highlights, intricate floral patterns suggesting the inescapable weave of karma."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["single bell toll","deep tanpura drone","long silence between lines","soft wind","distant conch (very faint)"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तेत्र = तत्र (पाठभेद/लिप्यन्तर); संति = सन्ति; तद्विचारितम् = तत् + विचारितम्.
FAQs
It teaches the inevitability of karma-phala: actions performed must be experienced, and none escape the moral order overseen by Yama.
Yama is the cosmic judge and lord of death, associated with the realm where beings face the consequences of their deeds.
Personal responsibility: one should act righteously because the results of one’s actions are inescapable and will be encountered in due course.