Adhyaya 12 — The Son Describes the Narakas: Mahāraurava, Tamas, Nikṛntana, Apratiṣṭha, Asipatravana, and Taptakumbha
गृध्रैरुत्पाट्य मुच्यन्ते पुनस्तेष्वेव वेगितैः ।
पुनः सिमसिमायन्ते तैलेनैक्यं व्रजन्ति च ॥
gṛdhrair utpāṭya mucyante punas teṣv eva vegitaiḥ / punaḥ simasimāyante tailenaikyaṃ vrajanti ca
گدھوں کے ذریعے کھینچے جانے پر وہ چھوٹتے ہیں، لیکن پھر انہی کڑاہیوں میں تیزی سے پھینک دیے جاتے ہیں۔ وہ پھر سے جلتے ہیں اور تیل میں مل جاتے ہیں۔
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Punishment is portrayed as cyclical and relentless, mirroring how harmful habits repeat when not checked; the passage presses for repentance and reform before consequences harden.
Auxiliary dharma teaching through naraka narrative; outside the five lakṣaṇas proper.
Vultures can symbolize gnawing remorse and self-consuming thoughts; ‘merging with oil’ indicates loss of individuality into the very medium produced by one’s own heated passions.