Shloka 75
Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments
तथैव कण्टकैर्दीर्घैरायसैः पश्य शाल्मलिम् ।
आरोपिता विभिन्नाङ्गाः प्रभूतासृक्स्रवाविलाः ॥
tathaiva kaṇṭakair dīrghair āyasaiḥ paśya śālmalim / āropitā vibhinnāṅgāḥ prabhūtāsṛkstravāvilāḥ
اسی طرح لمبے لوہے کے کانٹوں والا شالمَلی درخت دیکھو؛ لوگوں کو اس پر چڑھایا جاتا ہے، ان کے اعضا چاک ہو جاتے ہیں، اور وہ بہت سی خون کی دھاروں سے تر اور لتھڑے ہوئے ہوتے ہیں۔
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FAQs
The verse uses visceral imagery to deter grave misconduct, stressing that pleasures pursued through harm and transgression culminate in pain proportionate to the offense.
Ethical/karmic (dharma/karmaphala) segment, not a direct instance of the five lakṣaṇas.
The thorn-tree represents the ‘tree of desire’: ascent motivated by craving results in self-wounding at every step. Iron thorns indicate hardened, unyielding consequences.