कर्म एवं धर्म

यम गीता

Karma, Mortality & Protection through Devotion

स्रोत
Vishnu Purana (Book 3, Chapter 7)
संवाद
Yamaraja (Teacher) and his Messengers (Kinkaras); narrated by Sage Parasara
अन्य स्रोत
Vishnu Purana (3.1–3.7), Agni Purana (Ch 382), Nrsimha Purana (Ch 8)

महत्त्व

Provides psychological assurance regarding death while defining the ethical character of a true seeker.

Discourses where Yamaraja (the Lord of Death) instructs his messengers on who falls under his jurisdiction and how devotion to Lord Vishnu renders a soul exempt from hellish realms.

मुख्य अवधारणाएँ

  • Yamaraja (Lord of Justice/Death) instructing his servants on their boundaries
  • How sincere devotion to Lord Vishnu renders a soul immune to hellish realms
  • Marks of a true devotee: equanimity, truthfulness, and non-violence
  • The transient nature of worldly wealth versus the permanent refuge of the Divine

प्रसिद्ध श्लोक

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