Shloka 46
Adhyaya 15 — Karmic Retribution: Rebirths After Naraka and the King’s Compassion in Hell
स्वकर्मफलभोक्तॄणां पुण्यानां पापिनां तथा ।
तदेह्यन्यत्र गच्छामो दृष्टं सर्वं त्वयाधुना ।
त्वया दृष्टो हि नरकस्तदेह्यन्यत्र गम्यताम् ॥
svakarmaphalabhoktṝṇāṃ puṇyānāṃ pāpināṃ tathā | tadehy anyatra gacchāmo dṛṣṭaṃ sarvaṃ tvayādhunā | tvayā dṛṣṭo hi narakas tadehy anyatra gamyatām ||
نیکوکار اور گناہگار—دونوں اپنے اپنے اعمال کے پھل کے بھوگنے والے ہیں۔ آؤ، ہم کہیں اور چلیں؛ تم سب کچھ دیکھ چکے ہو۔ یقیناً تم نے نرک دیکھا؛ آؤ، اب دوسرے مقام کی طرف بڑھیں۔
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FAQs
The verse states a core karmic axiom: each being experiences the consequences of their own actions—merit and sin alike. The narrative ‘tour’ underscores accountability rather than arbitrariness.
Primarily ethical instruction embedded in narrative (not a direct pañcalakṣaṇa segment). It supports dharma by illustrating karmic mechanics.
Movement from region to region mirrors the jīva’s passage through states of consciousness shaped by saṃskāra; ‘seeing Naraka’ is also an inner recognition of the consequences of harmful tendencies.