Shloka 7
Karmas Leading to Hell and Heaven
Ethical Catalog of Destinies
प्राणिनां प्राणहिंसायां ये नरा निरताः सदा । परनिंदारता ये वै ते वै निरयगामिनः
prāṇināṃ prāṇahiṃsāyāṃ ye narā niratāḥ sadā | paraniṃdāratā ye vai te vai nirayagāminaḥ
جو لوگ ہمیشہ جانداروں کی جان لینے اور ایذا رسانی میں لگے رہتے ہیں، اور جو دوسروں کی بدگوئی میں مشغول رہتے ہیں—وہ یقیناً دوزخ میں جاتے ہیں۔
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context)
Concept: Harming living beings and habitual slander are grave sins leading to naraka; violence and malicious speech are twin forms of hiṃsā.
Application: Adopt ahiṃsā in diet and conduct where possible; pause before speaking, avoid character assassination, practice ‘satya-hita-mita’ speech; replace nindā with prayer for others’ welfare.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["forest birds","gentle flowing water","soft temple bell","silence between lines"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्राणहिंसायां = प्राणहिंसा + याम् (सप्तमी एकवचन); परनिंदारता = परनिन्दारताः (IAST niṃdā-; anusvāra/ं लेखनभेदः)
FAQs
It condemns two harmful behaviors—violence toward living beings (prāṇa-hiṃsā) and slander of others (para-nindā)—as leading to severe karmic consequences.
Niraya refers to hellish states of suffering described in Purāṇic literature as results of grave unethical actions.
The verse frames non-violence and restraint in speech as core dharmic disciplines, warning that cruelty and malicious speech degrade one’s moral trajectory and destiny.