ततः स्वकुलजातोऽपि निर्व्याधिर्ब्राह्मणःशुचिः । ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियघ्नश्च क्षत्रियो वा विना रणात्
Then, even if born in his own lineage, the Brahmin becomes free from disease and pure; a Brahmin who kills a Kshatriya, or a Kshatriya without battle,
तप्तशूलं च प्राप्नोति वर्षाणां च सहस्रकम् । क्वथितं तप्तलोहेन चाऽऽर्तनादं करोति च
He attains the heated spear and a thousand years; he cries out in pain, boiled with heated iron.
ततो भवेन्मत्तगजो वर्षाणां शतकं तथा । ततो रक्तविकारी च शूद्रो वर्षशतं तथा
Afterwards, he becomes a mad elephant for one hundred years; then, afflicted with blood disorders, a Shudra for one hundred years.
गजदानेन मुक्तश्च व्याधितश्च ततो द्विजः । वैश्यघ्नश्चापि वैश्यश्च शूद्रघ्नो वैश्य एव च
By giving an elephant, he is freed, but then becomes diseased, a twice-born; a killer of a Vaishya becomes a Vaishya, and a killer of a Shudra becomes a Vaishya as well.
वैश्यघ्नश्चापि शूद्रश्च समं पापं लभेद्ध्रुवम् । कृमिकुण्डं च प्राप्नोति वर्षाणां शतकं तथा
A killer of a Vaishya who is a Shudra certainly attains equal sin; he enters a pit of worms for one hundred years.
कृमिभिर्भक्षितो दुःशी किरातश्च भवेत्ततः । वर्षाणां शतकं चैव कृमिव्याधिसमन्वितः
Devoured by worms, he becomes wretched; then he becomes a Kirata; for one hundred years, afflicted with worm diseases.
ततो मन्दाग्नियुक्तश्च ब्राह्मणो दैन्यवान्व्रज । पञ्चाशद्वर्षपर्यन्तं दुर्बलश्च कृशोदरः
Afterwards, the Brahmin, endowed with weak digestion, goes about in misery; for fifty years, he is feeble and has a thin belly.
मुक्तिर्भवति युक्तेन तीर्थेचाश्वप्रदानतः । शूद्रघ्नो ब्रह्मणश्चैव कामतोऽकामतोऽपि वा
Liberation is attained by proper offering of a horse at a sacred place; a killer of a Shudra or a Brahmin, whether willingly or unwillingly,
सावित्री लक्षयाप्येन तदर्धेन शुचिर्भवेत् । चतुर्वर्णः कुक्कुरघ्नो ह्यभिशप्तश्च शंभुना
By reciting Savitri a hundred thousand times, or half that, he becomes pure; one of all four castes who kills a dog, cursed by Shambhu,
वर्षाणां शतकं चैव प्राप्नोति रौरवं नरः । ततो भवेत्कुक्कुलश्च वर्षाणामपि षोडश
He attains the Raurava hell for one hundred years; then he becomes a dog for sixteen years.
ततः शुद्धो भवेद्विप्रो भक्षितः कुक्कुरेणै च । गङ्गास्नानेन दानेन स्वर्णस्यापि भवेच्छुचिः
Afterwards, the Brahmin becomes purified, even if eaten by a dog; by bathing in the Ganges and giving gold, he becomes pure.
मार्जारघ्नश्चतुर्वर्णो गङ्गास्नानाद्भवेच्छुचिः । विप्राय लवणं दत्त्वा षट्पलं च प्रमुच्यते
A killer of a cat from any caste becomes pure by bathing in the Ganges; by giving six palas of salt to a Brahmin, he is released.
हत्वा सर्पांश्चतुर्वर्णो मम पादेन चिह्नितान् । ब्रह्महत्याचतुर्थं च पातकं च लभेद्ध्रुवम्
Having killed serpents from any caste, marked by my foot, he certainly attains a fourth of the sin of Brahminicide and a grave offense.
असिपत्रं च नरकं वर्षांणां शतकं तथा । प्राप्नोति यातनायुक्तो विच्छिन्नस्तीक्ष्णधारया
He attains the Asipatra hell for one hundred years; tormented, he is cut by sharp blades.
ततो भवति सर्पश्च डुण्डुभो वर्षपञ्चकम् । नरेण ताडितो दुःखी मृत्योर्भवति पीडितः
Then, he becomes a serpent or a drum for five years; struck by a man, he suffers and is tormented by death.
ततो भवेन्नरः पापी ज्वरयुक्तो हि दुर्बलः । वर्षाणां पञ्चकेनैव मृतो भवति कर्मणा
After that, the man becomes sinful, afflicted with fever and weak; by his actions, he dies within five years.
अश्वघ्नश्च गजघ्नश्च चतुर्वर्णश्च पातकी । वर्षाणां पञ्चकेनैव मृतो भवति कर्मणा
One who kills a horse, an elephant, or a person of the four castes, becomes sinful and, by his actions, dies within five years.
ततो भवति हस्ती च घोटको वा व्रजेश्वर । यावद्विंशतिवर्षाणि ततः शूद्रो भवेद्ध्रुवम्
Then, O lord of Vraja, he becomes an elephant or a horse for twenty years; after that, he is certainly born as a Śūdra.
अहंकृती व्याधियुक्तो रौप्यदानेन मुच्यते । ब्राह्मणानां च शतकं भोजयित्वा शुचिर्भवेत्
One who is arrogant and afflicted by disease is freed by giving silver; by feeding a hundred Brāhmaṇas, he becomes pure.
क्षुद्रजन्तुवधेनैव क्षुद्रजन्तुर्भवेन्नरः । वर्षाणां शतकं चैव क्षुद्रव्याधिं तरेत्ततः
By killing small creatures, a man becomes a small creature; for a hundred years, he endures minor diseases, and then is freed from them.
कृपा कार्या सता शश्वतहिंस्रेषु च जन्तुषु । हिंसायां न हि दोषश्च हिंस्राणां च व्रजेश्वर
The virtuous should always show compassion to non-violent creatures; O lord of Vraja, there is no fault in harming the violent ones.
अश्वत्थघ्नश्चतुवंर्णो ब्रह्महत्याचतुर्थकम् । पापं च लभते तात चासिपत्रं व्रजेद्ध्रुवम्
One who cuts down an Aśvattha tree, though of the four castes, incurs a sin equal to a quarter of Brahmin-murder, O dear one, and certainly goes to the sword-leaf hell.
स तीक्ष्णेनापि शस्त्रेण विच्छिन्नश्च दिवानिशम् । वर्षाणां शतकं चैव भुङ्क्ते परमयातनाम्
There, day and night, he is cut by sharp weapons and endures the greatest torment for a hundred years.
ततो भवति वृक्षश्च शालमलिरह्वर्षलक्षकम् । ततो भवति शूद्रश्च च्छिन्नाङ्गो व्याधिसंयुतः
After that, he becomes a tree—Śāla, Malaya, or Arjuna—for a hundred years; then he becomes a Śūdra, deformed and afflicted with disease.
यावज्जीवनपर्यन्तं ततो विप्रो भवेद्ध्रुवम् । व्रणव्याधिसमायुक्तो मुच्यते स्वर्णदानतः
For the rest of his life, he remains thus; then he is certainly born as a Brāhmaṇa, afflicted with ulcers and disease, and is freed by giving gold.
मिथ्यासाक्ष्यप्रदाता च कृतघ्नोऽतिकृतघ्नकः । विश्वासघाती मित्रघ्नो विप्राणां धनहारकः
One who gives false testimony, kills his benefactor, is excessively ungrateful, betrays trust, kills a friend, or steals the wealth of Brāhmaṇas—
शूद्रश्राद्धान्नभोजी च शूद्राणां शवदाहकः । शूद्राणां सूपकारश्च वृषवाहकपातकी
One who eats Śūdra funeral offerings, cremates the dead of Śūdras, cooks for Śūdras, or commits the sin of leading a bull—
धावको देवलश्चापि चैतेऽतिपापिनस्तथा । कुम्भीपाकं प्रयान्तयेव वर्षाणां च सहस्रकम्
One who runs away or is an outcaste—these, being great sinners, certainly go to the Kumbhīpāka hell for a thousand years.
तत्रैव तप्ततैलेन संतप्तश्च दिवानिशम् । णक्षितो व्यथितश्चैव सर्वाकारेण जन्तुना
There, day and night, he is burned with boiling oil, pierced and tormented in every way as a creature.
गृध्रः कोटिसमस्राणि शतजन्मानि शूकरः । श्वापदः शतजन्मानि शूद्रो रोगी भवेत्ततः
He becomes a vulture for ten million births, a boar for a hundred births, a wild beast for a hundred births, and then a diseased Śūdra.