Shloka 41
Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell
निकृत्या कञ्चनं नृणां कार्पण्यं च नृणां वधः । यानि च प्रतिषिद्धानि तत्प्रवृत्तिश्च सन्तता ॥
nikṛtyā kañcanaṃ nṛṇāṃ kārpaṇyaṃ ca nṛṇāṃ vadhaḥ / yāni ca pratiṣiddhāni tat-pravṛttiś ca santatā
لوگوں کے سونے کو فریب سے ہتھیانا، بخل، انسان کا قتل، اور جو جو اعمال ممنوع ہیں اُن میں مسلسل مبتلا رہنا—یہ سب بڑے گناہ اور سنگین عیوب ہیں۔
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FAQs
Beyond single acts, the text highlights ‘santatā pravṛtti’—habitual persistence in wrongdoing—as especially damaging, implying that character formation is central to karmic outcome.
Ethical instruction; not pancalakṣaṇa content.
Repetition (santatā) indicates saṃskāra-building: sustained vice creates deep grooves in consciousness, making liberation-oriented disciplines progressively harder.