तेजःपत्रापहारी च भवेत्कारण्डवश्चिरम् । सुराणां प्रतिमाचोरोऽप्यन्धश्च सप्तचन्मसु
One who steals a leaf of brilliance becomes a kāraṇḍava duck for a long time; one who steals images of the gods, or is blind, for seven births.
दरिद्रो व्याधियुक्तश्च बधिरश्चापि कुब्जकः । स्त्रीतैलमधुमांसानि रवौ वा पञ्चपर्वसु
He becomes poor, afflicted by disease, deaf, or hunchbacked; whoever, on a Sunday or on the five-parvan days, consumes women's oil, honey, or meat—
सेवते यो महामूढो वज्रदंष्ट्रं व्रजेद्ध्रुवम् । पातकी दुःखितस्तत्र वर्षाणां च सहस्रकम्
That most deluded one certainly attains the form of a wild boar with iron tusks; the sinner suffers there in misery for a thousand years.
ततो भवति म्लेच्छश्च चाण्डालः सप्तजन्मसु । व्यावियुक्तस्ततः शूद्रो ब्राह्मणश्च ततः शुचिः
After that, he becomes a mleccha and a caṇḍāla for seven births; then separated, he is born as a śūdra, and after that, a pure brāhmaṇa.
तस्माद्यत्नान्न भोक्तव्यं भारते धर्मभीरुणा । ब्राह्मणं च सुरं दृष्ट्वा न नमेद्यो नराधमः
Therefore, one who fears dharma should not eat in Bhārata; and seeing a brāhmaṇa or a god, the lowest of men should not fail to bow.
यावज्जीवनपर्यन्तमशुचिर्यवनो भवेत् । अभ्युत्थानं न कुरुते दृष्ट्वा चाऽऽगतब्राह्मणम्
As long as he lives, he remains impure and a barbarian, if he does not rise upon seeing a brāhmaṇa who has arrived.
स भवेद्ब्रह्मघाती च सप्तजन्मसु निश्चितम् । शिवद्वेषी कुक्कुटश्च देवलः सप्तजन्ममु
He certainly becomes a slayer of brāhmaṇas for seven births; one who hates Śiva becomes a rooster, and a devala for seven births.
पितृदेवान्चनं हन्ति वेदोक्तं ज्ञानदुर्बलः । स याति नरमं पापी वर्षाणां च सहस्रकम्
He who kills his ancestors or gods, or is weak in Vedic knowledge, that sinner goes to hell for a thousand years.
ततश्च रौरवं भुक्त्वा तीर्थकाकस्त्रिचन्मसु । त्रिजन्मसु शृगालश्च तीर्थे भुङ्क्ते शवं व्रज
Then, after suffering in Raurava, he becomes a crow at a holy place for three births; for three births, a jackal who eats corpses at a holy place.
त्रिजन्मसु भवेत्सोऽपि तीर्थेषु शवरक्षकः । शवानां करमादत्ते कर्मणा कृतपातकी
For three births, he becomes a guardian of corpses at holy places; by his actions, the sinner takes the hand of corpses.
नित्यं सुरार्चनं कृत्वा दाम्भिको ज्ञानदुर्बलः । गुरुं च नार्चयेद्भक्त्या तस्मै नान्नं ददाति यः
Always worshipping the gods with hypocrisy and weak in knowledge, he who does not worship his guru with devotion, and does not give him food—
स भवेद्देलो दुःखी देवशापेन पातकी । नित्यं सुरार्चनं कृत्वा दाम्भिको ज्ञानदुर्बलः
He becomes a devala, miserable, a sinner by the curse of the gods; always worshipping the gods with hypocrisy and weak in knowledge.
पूचाफलं न लभते देवद्रोही स दारुपाः । दीपनिर्वाणकर्ता च खद्योल सप्तचन्मसु
The one who acts against the gods, and who is made of wood, does not obtain the fruit of pūcā; the one who extinguishes lamps becomes a khadyola for seven births.
अतीव मत्स्यलब्धश्चाप्यनैवेद्यं च खादति । स भवेन्मत्स्यरङ्गश्च मार्जरिः सप्तजन्मसु
One who excessively catches fish and eats food not offered to the gods becomes a fish-bodied being and a cat for seven births.
गोणीहर्ता कपोतश्च मालाहर्ता विहंगमः । चटको धान्यचोरश्च मांसचोरश्च कुंजरः
The thief of sacks becomes a pigeon; the thief of garlands becomes a bird; the thief of grains becomes a sparrow; the thief of meat becomes an elephant.
कविः प्रहर्ता विदुषां माण्ड्रकः सप्तजन्मसु । असत्कविर्ग्रामविप्रो नकुलः सप्तजन्मसु
A poet who strikes the learned becomes a māṇḍraka for seven births; a false poet and a village priest become a mongoose for seven births.
कुष्ठी भवेच्च जन्मैकं कृकलासस्त्रिजन्मसु । जन्मैकं वरलश्चैव ततो वृक्षपिपीलिका
One becomes a leper for one birth, a vulture for three births, and a varala for one birth; thereafter, a tree-dwelling ant.
ततः शूद्रश्च वैश्यश्च क्षत्रियो ब्राह्मणस्तथा । कन्याविक्रयकारी च चतुर्वर्णो हि मानवः
Then, a Śūdra, a Vaiśya, a Kṣatriya, and a Brāhmaṇa; one who sells maidens becomes a person of all four castes.
सद्यः प्रयाति तामिस्रं यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ । ततौ भवति व्याधश्च मांसविक्रयकारकः
He immediately goes to Tāmisra hell for as long as the moon and sun endure; then he becomes a hunter, a seller of meat.
ततो व्याधि(धो)र्भवेत्पश्चाद्यो यथा पूर्वचन्मनि । मन्नामविक्रयी विप्रोन हि मुक्तो
Afterwards, he becomes diseased, as in previous births; but a Brāhmaṇa who does not sell My name is indeed liberated.
मृत्युलोके च मन्नामस्मृतिमात्रं न विद्यतेः । पश्चाद्भवेत्स गोयोनौ जन्मैकं ज्ञानदुर्बलः
In the world of mortals, My name is not remembered; afterwards, he is born once in the cow species, weak in knowledge.
ततश्चागस्ततो मेषो महिषः स्प्तचन्मसु । महाचक्री च कुटिलो धर्महीनस्तु मानवः
Then, a goat, then a buffalo for seven births; a great wheel-turner, crooked, and a human devoid of righteousness.
जन्मैकं तैलकारश्च कुम्भकालस्तथैव च । मिथ्याकलङ्कवक्ता च देवब्राह्मण निन्दकः
For one birth, a maker of oil and a potter; one who speaks false accusations and who reviles gods and Brāhmaṇas.
स भवेत्स्वर्णकारश्च रजकः सप्तजन्मसु । ब्राह्मणक्षत्रविट्शूद्राः कुत्सिताः शौचवर्जिताः
He becomes a goldsmith and a washerman for seven births; Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, and Śūdras who are contemptible and devoid of purity.
जन्म तेषां मलेच्छयोनौ वर्षाणामयुतं तथा । अतीव कामिनीलुब्धः कामुकः स्त्रीरतः सदा
Their birth is among the mlecchas for ten thousand years; one who is excessively lustful, greedy, and always engaged with women.
यक्ष्मग्रस्तो भवेत्सद्यः परत्रापि नपुंसकः । कामतो योषितां श्रोणीस्तनास्ये यश्च पश्यति
He immediately becomes afflicted with consumption, and in the next life, impotent; one who gazes at the hips, breasts, and mouths of women out of desire.
स भवेद्दृष्टिहीनश्च परत्रापि नपुंसकः । विप्रोऽभिचारकर्ता च हिंसको ज्ञानदुर्बलः
He becomes blind and, in the next life, impotent; a Brāhmaṇa who performs sorcery, who is violent, and weak in knowledge.
यात्येवमन्धतामिस्रं वर्षाणामयुतं तथा । तदा भवति दैवज्ञोऽप्यग्रदानी च दुर्मतिः
He goes to Andhatāmisra hell for ten thousand years; then he becomes an astrologer, one who gives nothing first, and of evil mind.
ततः शूद्रो भवेद्विप्रो भोगेन कर्मणस्तथा । शास्त्रज्ञाता च दैवज्ञो मिथ्या वदति लोभतः
Then, a Śūdra becomes a Brāhmaṇa by enjoyment and action; one who knows scripture and astrology speaks falsely out of greed.
स भवेच्च ध्रुवं ज्येष्ठी वानरः सप्तजन्मसु । अनेकजन्मतपसा भारते ब्राह्मणो भवेत्
He certainly becomes a monkey for seven births; after many births of austerity, he becomes a Brāhmaṇa in Bhārata.