Shloka 10
Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments
किं कर्म कृतवन्तश्च कथयैतज्जुगुप्सितम् ।
हरन्त्येषां तथा जिह्वां जायमानां पुनर्नवाम् ॥
kiṃ karma kṛtavantaś ca kathaya etaj jugupsitam / haranty eṣāṃ tathā jihvāṃ jāyamānāṃ punar-navām //
مجھے بتاؤ: انہوں نے کون سا عمل کیا تھا کہ یہ مکروہ چیز واقع ہو رہی ہے؟ اسی طرح ان کی زبانیں بھی نوچ لی جاتی ہیں—حالانکہ وہ بار بار دوبارہ پیدا ہو جاتی ہیں۔
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FAQs
The verse highlights that harmful actions invite correspondingly targeted consequences; the mention of the tongue naturally evokes the moral weight of speech—truth, restraint, and non-harm.
Ethical instruction embedded in narrative; ancillary to pañcalakṣaṇa, functioning as dharma-śikṣā (moral pedagogy).
Tongue symbolizes vāṅmaya-karma (verbal action): slander, falsehood, and cruel speech ‘cut’ one’s own spiritual organ of expression, repeatedly, until purified by consequence.