Therefore, it is taught that a twice-born person must carefully avoid those who have been cast out from righteousness, for such individuals are shunned by dharma itself. The scriptures have firmly declared that for these souls, there is no expiation; no act of penance can redeem them. This is the settled conclusion of the sacred texts. There are other sins as well, O lord, for which no prescribed penance exists, and their consequences are severe. Now, listen as I describe the hells that arise as the fruits of these grievous sins. After their time in hell, these sinners are reborn on earth, taking the form of donkeys for seven consecutive births. Thereafter, for a hundred years, they exist as worms that feed on dung, and for twelve more births, they suffer as serpents. For another hundred years, their fate is to become immobile beings, after which they are reborn as iguanas. Following these, they must pass through sixteen births as Śūdras and other lowly castes, their minds ever intent on accepting gifts. Even then, their suffering is not ended—they return once more to hell. In that dreadful realm, they remain for two kalpas, only to be reborn as Caṇḍālas for a hundred lifetimes. Afterward, they are conceived in the wombs of dogs for a hundred more births, and yet again are born among the Caṇḍālas. Once this cycle is complete, they descend to hell for twenty-one yugas, enduring relentless pain. Now hear of the fate awaiting those who misappropriate gifts. Such a sinner is forced to carry the very stone of their sin for a whole year. Those who grieve over their own actions, who steal the property of others, are continually cooked by the results of their deeds in the very limbs of hell. For a thousand ages, they are forced to consume lumps of a boiling, foul substance. In a most dreadful place, without breath, they dwell for half a kalpa. There, copper women, adorned with beautiful ornaments, seize even the learned with terrifying force. Out of fear, these women overpower them. And those women who abandon their own husbands and take another, O king, after casting their first husband down, revel in their new power for a long time. Yet, their joy is fleeting—they are made to cling to a pillar for a thousand years, and afterwards, they must experience every hell for a hundred hundred years. The man involved also endures all torments for five kalpas. In these torments, accumulations of iron spikes, heated from that boiling substance, are driven into their ears until they are filled. Then, they are cast into the Kumbhīpāka hell, where for up to ten million years, they are forced to consume only salt. Others who commit evil deeds are also broken in similar ways, O king. Their eyes are pierced with a thousand needles, and with dreadful saws, the wicked are cut apart. Now, hear of the terrible hell that awaits those who greedily consume the food of others. In every hell, each such sinner dwells for a year. And now, let me tell you of those who eat the food meant for the gods. These people, always engrossed in enjoyment and filled with sin, are constantly cooked in torment. Their punishment continues with bathing in briny water and being forced to consume urine and excrement. Those who delight in disturbing others are sent to the river Vaitarani, a river of suffering. Anyone who abandons worship descends to the hell known as Raurava, where they are cooked in torments as countless as the stars, the moon, and the planets. There, together with a thousand generations of their kin, they suffer in hell for five long aeons. Such, O king, are the dire consequences that await those who stray from dharma and commit these grievous acts.