Shloka 61
Yama’s Journey to Brahmaloka
Ekadashi–Dvadashi Mahatmya in the Rukmangada Cycle
जनसन्तापकर्ता यः सोऽचिरेणोपतप्यते । नहि दुष्कृतकर्मा हि नरः प्राप्नोति शोभनम् ॥ ६१ ॥
janasantāpakartā yaḥ so'cireṇopatapyate | nahi duṣkṛtakarmā hi naraḥ prāpnoti śobhanam || 61 ||
Ai gây nên khổ não cho người đời thì chẳng bao lâu sẽ tự chuốc lấy khổ đau. Vì kẻ tạo nghiệp ác không bao giờ đạt được điều cát tường hay cao quý chân thật.
Narada (teaching in a dharma-upadesha tone within Uttara-Bhaga narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It states a core karmic law: causing distress to others rebounds quickly as inner and outer suffering, and such pāpa-karma blocks śobhana (auspiciousness, honor, prosperity) from arising in one’s life.
Bhakti in the Purāṇic sense rests on ahiṃsā, dayā, and loka-hita; one who harms people contradicts the devotional disposition, so divine grace and auspicious outcomes do not naturally manifest.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is sādhāraṇa-dharma—ethical restraint and non-harm—as the prerequisite for any ritual or spiritual practice to bear śubha-phala.