Yamapatha (The Road of Yama), Dāna-Phala, and the Imperishable Fruition of Karma
अप्सरोगणसंकीर्णे क्रीडन्याति वृषालयम् । हयदो यानदश्चापि गजदश्च द्विजोत्तम ॥ २२ ॥
apsarogaṇasaṃkīrṇe krīḍanyāti vṛṣālayam | hayado yānadaścāpi gajadaśca dvijottama || 22 ||
اپسراؤں کے گروہوں سے بھرے اس کھیل کے میدان میں وہ وِرشالَی (ورِشبھ دھوج شِو کا دھام) کو پہنچتا ہے۔ اے بہترین دْوِج! گھوڑا، سواری اور ہاتھی دان کرنے والے بھی ایسا ہی پھل پاتے ہیں۔
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It highlights dāna (charitable gifting) as a dharmic act that yields specific posthumous fruits—celestial enjoyment and attainment of an exalted realm associated here with Vṛṣa’s abode (Śiva-loka).
While framed as dāna-phala, the verse implicitly supports bhakti by directing merit toward a divine realm (Śiva’s abode), showing that righteous acts and reverence for the deity can shape one’s spiritual destination.
It primarily reflects Dharmaśāstra-style phala-śruti logic (results of acts) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it teaches the ritual-ethical principle that prescribed gifts (dāna) have defined karmic outcomes.