Yamapatha (The Road of Yama), Dāna-Phala, and the Imperishable Fruition of Karma
एवं बहुविधक्लेशाः पापिनो यांति नारद । क्रोशंतश्च रुदन्तश्च म्लायंतश्चैव पापिनः ॥ ११ ॥
evaṃ bahuvidhakleśāḥ pāpino yāṃti nārada | krośaṃtaśca rudantaśca mlāyaṃtaścaiva pāpinaḥ || 11 ||
纳拉达啊,罪人们就这样受尽各种折磨,一边前行,一边哀号、哭泣,身心彻底枯槁。
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
It underscores karmic inevitability: pāpa (sinful action) ripens into intense kleśa (suffering), driving the sinner toward painful post-death destinations, thereby urging a return to dharma and purification.
By contrasting the sinner’s misery with the implied alternative, it motivates turning away from pāpa and toward sattvic living and devotion—since bhakti to Bhagavān is traditionally taught as a purifier that redirects one from suffering-bound karma.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline (dharma) to avoid pāpa that leads to severe kleśa.