Adhyaya 14 — The Messenger of Yama Explains Karmic Retribution and the Causes of Naraka Torments
मृताः पुनश्च नरकं पुनर्जाताश्च तादृशम् ।
व्याधिमृच्छन्ति कल्पान्तपरिमाणं नराधिप ॥
mṛtāḥ punaś ca narakaṃ punarjātāś ca tādṛśam /
vyādhim ṛcchanti kalpāntaparimāṇaṃ narādhipa
他们死后又再入地狱;而再生之时,仍遭此等疾病——如此循环,直至延续到一个量度,直到一劫(aeon)之终,哦,大王。
Adharma can generate repeating cycles of suffering across lives, implying that ethical repair must be deep—transforming character, not merely enduring punishment.
Touches cosmological time (kalpa) but functions mainly as karma-dharma instruction rather than manvantara or genealogy.
‘Until kalpa’s end’ dramatizes how ignorance can feel endless; liberation requires insight and right action that cut the recurrence, not just temporary relief.