Shloka 40
Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments
वज्रतुण्डाः खगास्तेषां हरन्त्येते विलोचने ।
पुनः पुनश्च सम्भूतिरक्ष्णोरेषां भवत्यथ ॥
vajratuṇḍāḥ khagās teṣāṃ haranty ete vilocane /
punaḥ punaś ca sambhūtir akṣṇor eṣāṃ bhavaty atha
Những loài chim có mỏ như lưỡi sét bứt móc mắt họ; rồi hết lần này đến lần khác, đôi mắt ấy lại mọc trở lại (chỉ để bị xé bật ra lần nữa).
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FAQs
Misuse of the senses becomes the cause of suffering through those very senses. The repeated regrowth signifies recurring experience of consequence until the karmic debt is exhausted.
Ethical instruction (ācāra/dharma) presented through naraka-varṇana; it supports Purāṇic didactic aims rather than sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita directly.
The ‘vajra-beak’ suggests irresistible karmic law (ṛta). The cyclical tearing and regrowth mirrors cyclic saṃskāras: repeated indulgence creates repeated pain until insight and restraint arise.