शूर्पाकारैश्च कृमिभिर्ब्राह्मण्या सह भक्षितः
He is eaten together with the brāhmaṇī by worms shaped like winnowing baskets.
तत्रैव यातनां भुंक्ते यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
There he endures torment for as long as the fourteen Indras reign.
करे धृत्वा च तुलसीं प्रतिज्ञां यो न पालयेत्
One who, holding tulasī in his hand, does not keep his vow,
गङ्गातोयं करे धृत्वा प्रतिज्ञां यो न पालयेत्
One who, holding Ganges water in his hand, does not keep his vow,
दत्त्वा च दक्षिणं हस्तं प्रतिज्ञां यो न पालयेत्
One who, after giving his right hand as a pledge, does not keep his vow,
मित्रद्रोही कृतघ्नश्च यो हि विश्वासघातकः 2.31.
One who betrays a friend, is ungrateful, or breaks trust,
एते तत्र वसन्त्येव यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
All these remain there for as long as the fourteen Indras reign.
चण्डालस्तुलसीस्पर्शी सप्तजन्मस्वतः शुचिः
A caṇḍāla who touches tulasī becomes pure for seven births.
शिलास्पर्शी विट्कृमिश्च सप्तजन्मसु सुन्दरि
One who touches a stone or is a worm in excrement, O beautiful one, for seven births—
दक्षहस्तप्रधाता च सर्पस्स्यात्सप्तजन्मसु
And one who gives with his right hand becomes a serpent for seven births.
मिथ्यावादी देवगृहे देवलः सप्तजन्मसु
One who speaks falsely in the house of the gods becomes a devala for seven births.
ततो भवन्ति मूकास्ते बधिराश्च त्रिजन्मसु
After that, they become mute and deaf for three births.
मित्रद्रोही च न कुलः कृतघ्नश्चापि गण्डकः
One who betrays a friend has no lineage, and an ungrateful person becomes a leper.
मिथ्यासाक्ष्यप्रदश्चैव भल्लूकः सप्तजन्मसु '
One who gives false testimony becomes a bear for seven births.
नित्यक्रियाविहीनश्च जडत्वेन युतो द्विजः
A twice-born who neglects daily rites is afflicted with dullness.
व्रतोपवासहीनश्च सद्वाक्यपरिनिंदकः 2.31.
One who neglects vows and fasts and reviles good speech—
जलजंतुर्भवेत्सोऽपि शतजन्मक्रमेण च
—such a person becomes an aquatic creature, in the course of a hundred births.
यो वा धनस्यापहारं देवाब्रह्मणयोश्चरेत्
Whoever steals the wealth of gods or Brahmins—
स्वयं याति च धूमांधं धूमध्वांतसमन्वितम्
—goes himself to a realm of smoky darkness, enveloped in gloom.
ततो मूषकजातिश्च शतजन्मानि भारते
After that, he is born in the race of mice for a hundred births in the land of Bharata.
ततो नानाविधा वृक्षजातयश्च ततो नरः
After that, he is born among various kinds of trees, and then as a human.
ततो भवेत्स्वर्णकारः सुवर्णस्य वणिक्तथा
Then he becomes a goldsmith, and also a dealer in gold.
विप्रो दैवज्ञोपजीवी वैद्यजीवी चिकित्सकः
A Brahmin who lives by astrology, or by medicine, or as a physician—
स याति नागवेष्टं च नागैर्वेष्टित एव च
—he goes to the abode of serpents, and is surrounded by serpents.
ततो भवेत्स गणको वैद्यो वै सप्तजन्मसु
After that, he becomes a mathematician or a physician for seven births.
प्रसिद्धानि च कुण्डानि कथितानि पतिव्रते 2.31.
The renowned pits have been described, O devoted wife.
सन्ति पातकिनस्तेषु स्वकर्मफलभोगिनः
There are sinners among them, experiencing the fruits of their own actions.
सावित्र्युवाच नानापुराणेतिहासपाञ्चरात्रप्रदर्शकः
Savitri said: He who reveals the teachings of various Puranas, Itihasas, and Pancharatra—
सर्वेषु सारभूतं यत्सर्वेष्टं सर्वसम्मतम्
That which is the essence among all things, most desired by all, and universally accepted,
यशःप्रदं धर्मदं च सर्वमंगलमंगलम्
That which bestows fame, grants righteousness, and is the most auspicious of all auspicious things,