Shloka 60
Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka
Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle
सोऽयं रोदिति दुःखार्तः कस्माद्वैवस्वतो यमः । अथवा सत्यगाथेयं लौकिकी प्रतिभाति नः ॥ ६० ॥
so'yaṃ roditi duḥkhārtaḥ kasmādvaivasvato yamaḥ | athavā satyagātheyaṃ laukikī pratibhāti naḥ || 60 ||
“Người này đang khóc, khổ đau dày vò—vì sao lại gọi là Diêm Vương (Yama), con của Vivasvān? Hay đây hẳn là chuyện chân thật, bởi với chúng ta nó chẳng giống một giai thoại thế tục.”
Narrator within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue (contextual voice describing/reflecting on Yama)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It frames Yama not as a mere mythic figure but as a dharmic reality: the verse insists the episode is “true” (satya-gāthā), urging the listener to treat moral law and its consequences as spiritually consequential.
Indirectly, it sets the emotional backdrop—fear, grief, and accountability—against which Vishnu-bhakti is traditionally presented in the Purana as a refuge that purifies conduct and relieves anxiety about Yama’s judgment.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; it instead uses precise Purāṇic nomenclature ("Vaivasvata") to anchor Yama’s identity in traditional cosmology and genealogical classification.