O King, hear now of the consequences that befall those who commit grievous sins. When a person misappropriates gifts, he is cast into a cycle of suffering that begins with birth in the womb of dogs, not just once, but for a hundred lifetimes. After enduring these lowly births, he is then born among the Caṇḍālas, the most outcast of men. But his ordeal does not end there—he is sent to hell for twenty-one yugas, suffering torments beyond measure. Consider also the fate of those who steal what belongs to others or grieve over their own wrongful actions. Such people are forced to carry the very stone of their sin for an entire year, weighed down by the burden of their misdeeds. Their deeds cook them relentlessly in the limbs of hell, and for a thousand ages, they must consume lumps of a boiling, seething substance. In that most dreadful place, devoid of breath and hope, they remain for half a kalpa. There, in that terrible realm, copper women adorned with beautiful ornaments seize even the learned man, driven by fear. Women who abandon their husbands and take another are also not spared; after casting down the one they left, they revel for a long time, empowered by their own choices. Yet, their pleasure is fleeting, for they are made to cling to a pillar for a thousand years, and afterwards, they must experience the torments of all the hells for a hundred hundred years. The man involved endures all these torments for five kalpas. In the depths of hell, accumulations of iron spikes, heated in that same boiling substance, are driven into their ears. Once their bodies are filled with agony, they are cast into the Kumbhīpāka hell, where, for up to ten million years, they are forced to consume salt. Others who commit evil deeds are broken in similar ways: their eyes are pierced with a thousand needles, and with dreadful saws, their bodies are cut apart. Now, O King, listen to the fate of those greedy for the food of others. In every hell, such a sinner dwells for a year, suffering the consequences of his greed. And what of those who eat food meant for the gods? Those who are always engrossed in enjoyment and filled with sin are constantly cooked in the fires of hell. They are made to bathe in briny water and to consume urine and excrement as punishment. Those who delight in disturbing others are dragged to the river Vaitarani, a place of great suffering. One who abandons worship is sent to the hell called Raurava, where he is cooked in torments as countless as the stars, the moon, and the planets. Such a person, along with a thousand generations of his family, suffers in hell for five aeons, and is regarded as one who has committed a thousand acts of brahminicide. There are those who are born from unnatural or non-human wombs, or as animals. After reaching the pit of fat, they remain there for as many divine years as their sins demand. Even seemingly minor transgressions are not overlooked—a person who brushes his teeth on a fasting day, or who abandons his prescribed duties, is called a heretic by the wise. For a thousand million aeons, such a one is purified only by passing through hells in succession, and he bears the sin equal to the vow of brahminicide. For thousands of millions of aeons, these sinners dwell in hell, enduring suffering beyond imagination. Now, O King, listen carefully as I tell you the fruits of their actions. Those who constantly delight in drinking smoke remain in torment for a year of Brahma, their suffering a direct result of their indulgence. Thus, the consequences of sinful actions are severe and unrelenting, and the wise are ever mindful to avoid such paths.