Shloka 20
Adhyaya 12 — The Son Describes the Narakas: Mahāraurava, Tamas, Nikṛntana, Apratiṣṭha, Asipatravana, and Taptakumbha
अत्रस्थैर्नारकैर्दुःखमसह्यमनुभूयते ।
तान्येव यत्र चक्राणि घटीयन्त्राणि चान्यतः ॥
atrasthair nārakair duḥkham asahyam anubhūyate /
tāny eva yatra cakrāṇi ghaṭī-yantrāṇi cānyataḥ
Sa pamamagitan ng mga nilalang na naririto sa impiyerno, nararanasan ang hindi mabata na sakit—kung saan naroon ang parehong mga gulong, at sa ibang lugar ay mayroon ding mga mekanismo ng gulong ng tubig (ghaṭī-yantras).
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FAQs
The verse amplifies deterrence: certain karmas yield ‘asahya’ suffering. The mechanized imagery suggests an impersonal moral order—karma operates like a device once set in motion.
Ancillary ethical-cosmographic material describing lower realms and karmic outcomes.
Wheels and mechanisms represent compulsive cycles—habit-energy that keeps turning. ‘Apratiṣṭha’ indicates lack of inner ground; the mind is ‘processed’ by its own momentum.