Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 36
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
यमस्य पुरुषै: क्लेशं यमस्य पुरुषैर्वधम् दुःखं संसारचक्रं च नर: क्लेशं स विन्दति
yamasya puruṣaiḥ kleśaṃ yamasya puruṣair vadham duḥkhaṃ saṃsāracakraṃ ca naraḥ kleśaṃ sa vindati
Sabi ni Yudhiṣṭhira: Ang tao’y dumaranas ng pahirap sa kamay ng mga tagapaglingkod ni Yama—tinitiis ang kanilang mga hampas at parusa—at pinadaraan sa masakit na pag-ikot ng gulong ng saṃsāra. Kaya, dahil sa bunga ng sarili niyang kasamaan, nasusumpungan niya ang pagdurusa at paulit-ulit na dalamhati.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wrongdoing ripens into suffering: one’s own actions lead to torment and continued misery within the cycle of saṃsāra, symbolized by punishment administered by Yama’s agents.
Yudhiṣṭhira describes the post-mortem consequences faced by a sinner: being seized and afflicted by Yama’s attendants and made to endure painful experiences that reflect karmic retribution and continued entanglement in saṃsāra.