महाघोराभिघोराख्या कालाग्निसदृशोपमाः
They are called extremely dreadful and supremely terrifying, comparable to the fire of time.
ततस्तेनात्र कथिताः पापा गच्छंति तान्स्वयम्
Therefore, here it is said that sinners themselves go to those places.
एकाकी दह्यते तेन न च पश्यति तानि सः
Alone, he is burned there, and he does not see those things.
तत्किमन्योपघातार्थं मूढ पापं कृतं त्वया
So, deluded one, for what purpose have you committed sin, causing harm to another?
कियंतं केन पापेन कालमत्रायते नरः पापात्सर्वेषु पच्यंते नरकेष्वामहाक्षयात्
For how long, and by what sin, does a man remain here? All are cooked in hell by their sins, until the great destruction.
महापातकिनश्चापि सर्वेषु नरकेष्विह
And even those guilty of great sins are in all these hells here.
महापातकिनश्चान्ये नरकार्णवकोटिषु
Other great sinners are in the millions of ocean-like hells.
उपपातकिनश्चापि तदर्थं यांति मानवाः 4.6.
And those guilty of secondary sins also go there for that reason.
तस्मात्पापं न कुर्वीत चंचले जीविते सति
Therefore, one should not commit sin while life is unstable.
यः करोति नरः पापं तस्यात्मा ध्रुवमप्रियः
The man who commits sin, his own self surely becomes unpleasant to him.
कथं ते पापनिरता नरा रात्रिषु शेरते
How do those men, devoted to sin, sleep at night?
एवं क्लिष्टविशुद्धाश्च सावशेषेण कर्मणा स्थावरा विविधाकारास्तृणगुल्मादिभेदतः
Thus, afflicted and purified by their remaining actions, they are born as immobile beings of various forms, distinguished as grass, shrubs, and so on.
तत्रानुभूय दुःखानि जायंते कीटयोनिषु
There, after experiencing sufferings, they are born in insect wombs.
संश्लिष्टाः पक्षिभावेन भवंति मृगजादिषु
They are joined in the state of birds, and become among animals and the like.
क्रमाद्गोयोनिमासाद्य जायन्ते मानवाः पुनः कालांतरवशाद्यांति मानुष्यमतिदुर्लभम्
Gradually, after attaining the cow species, they are born again as humans; by the force of time, they reach human birth, which is extremely rare.
व्युत्क्रमेणापि मानुष्यं प्राप्यते पुण्यगोचरात्
Even by reversal, human birth is attained through the sphere of merit.
मानुष्यं यः समासाद्य स्वर्गमोक्षप्रसाधकम्
Whoever attains a human birth, which is the means to heaven and liberation,
देवासुराणां सर्वेषां मानुष्यमतिदुर्लभम् 4.6.
For all the gods and demons, a human birth is exceedingly rare.
स्वर्गापवर्गलाभाय यदि नास्ति समुद्यतः
If one is not intent on attaining heaven or liberation,
धर्ममूलेन मानुष्यं लब्ध्वा सर्वार्थसाधकम्
Having gained a human birth, which accomplishes all aims through the foundation of dharma,
मनुष्यत्वे च विप्रत्वं यः संप्राप्यातिदुर्ल्लभम्
And in humanity, whoever attains the state of a Brahmin, which is extremely rare,
सर्वेषामेव देशानां मध्यदेशः परः स्मृतः
Among all lands, the central region is regarded as supreme.
एतस्मिन्भारते पुण्ये प्राप्य मानुष्यमध्रुवम् यः कुर्यान्नात्मनः श्रेयस्तेनात्मा वंचितः स्वयम्
In this holy land of Bharata, having obtained the fleeting human birth, whoever does not strive for their own highest good, that person deceives themselves.
भोगभूमिः स्मृतः स्वर्गः कर्मभूमिरियं मता
Heaven is called the land of enjoyment; this world is considered the land of action.
यावत्स्वास्थ्यं शरीरस्य तावद्धर्मं समाचर
As long as the body is healthy, practice dharma.
अध्रुवेण शरीरेण ह्यध्रुवं यः प्रसाधयेत्
With a body that is impermanent, whoever seeks impermanent things—
आयुषः खंडखडानि निपतंति तवा ग्रतः
Fragments and pieces of lifespan are falling before you.
यदा न ज्ञायते मृत्युः कदा कस्य भविष्यति 4.6.
Since it is not known when or for whom death will come,
परित्यज्य यदा सर्वमेकाकी यास्यसि धुवम्
When you abandon everything and must go alone, certainly,
गृहीतदानपाथेया सुखं यांति महाध्वनि
Those who have gathered provisions for the journey travel happily on the great path.