ततश्च क्रकर्चेर्घोरैर्भिद्यन्ते पापकर्ंमणः
Then, with dreadful saws, the evildoers are cut apart.
परान्नलोल्लुपानां च नरकं शृणु दारुणम्
Now hear, O king, of the terrible hell for those greedy for others' food.
नरकेषु समस्तेषु प्रत्येकं ह्यब्दवासिनः
In all the hells, each one dwells there for a year.
ये च देवलकान्नानां भोजिनस्ताञ्शृणुष्व मे
And now, listen to me about those who eat the food of the gods.
पच्यन्ते सततं पापाविष्टा भोगरताः सदा
Those always engrossed in enjoyment, filled with sin, are constantly cooked.
ततः क्षारोदकस्नानं मूत्रविष्टानिषेवणम्
Then comes bathing in briny water and consuming urine and excrement.
अन्योद्वेगरता ये तु यान्ति वैतरणीं नदीम्
Those who delight in disturbing others go to the river Vaitarani.
उपासनापरित्यागी रौरवं नरकं व्रजेत्
One who abandons worship goes to the hell called Raurava.
यातनास्वासु पच्यन्ते वावदाचन्द्रतारकम्
They are cooked in torments as numerous as the stars, the moon, and the planets.
स सहस्रकुलो भुङ्क्तेनरकं कल्पपञ्चसु
He, along with a thousand generations, suffers in hell for five aeons.
स एव कृतवान् राजन्ब्रह्महत्यासहस्रकम्
O King, he is considered to have committed a thousand acts of brahminicide.
अयोनौ च वियोनौ च पशुयोनौ च यो नरः
A man who is born from an unnatural womb, or from a non-human womb, or as an animal—
वसाकूपं ततः प्राप्य स्थित्वा दिव्याब्दसत्पकम्
After reaching the pit of fat, he remains there for as many divine years.
उपवासदिने राजन्दन्तधावनकृन्नरः
O King, one who brushes his teeth on a fasting day—
यः स्वकर्मपरित्यागी पाषण्डीत्युच्यते बुधैः
He who abandons his own duties is called a heretic by the wise.
कल्पकोटिसहस्रेषु प्रान्पुतो नरकान्क्रमात्
For a thousand million aeons, he is purified by passing through hells in succession.
ब्रह्महत्याव्रतसमं दुष्कृतं भुञ्जते नृप
He experiences a sin equal to the vow of brahminicide, O King.
कल्पकोटिसहस्राणि नरके ते वसन्ति च
For thousands of millions of aeons, they dwell in hell.
तेषां पापफलं वक्ष्ये शृणुष्व सुसमाहितः
I shall now tell you the fruit of their sins; listen attentively.
ध्रूम्रपानरता नित्यं तिष्ठन्त्याब्रह्मवत्सरम्
Those who constantly delight in drinking smoke remain for a year of Brahma.
भ्रूणहत्यासमं पापं संप्रान्पोत्यतिदारुणम्
The sin incurred is as grave as the killing of a fetus, and its consequence is exceedingly terrible.
जले वा भुक्तशेषं च तेषां पापफलं शृणु
Hear now the sinful result for those who eat the remnants of food in water.
अत्युष्णतैलपाके ऽतितप्यन्ते भृशदारुणे
They are tormented intensely in boiling hot oil, suffering great agony.
ब्रह्मसंहरते यस्तु गन्धकाष्टं तथैव च
Whoever destroys sacred wood or sandalwood also incurs the same consequence.
ब्रह्मस्वहरणं राजन्निहामात्र च दुःखदम्
O King, the theft of sacred property brings suffering even in this very world.
कूटसाक्ष्यंवदेद्यस्तु तस्य पापफलंशृणु
Hear now the sinful result for one who gives false testimony.
इहपुत्राश्च विनश्यन्ति परघत्र च
In this world, his sons perish, and he meets a violent end.
ये चातिकामिनो मर्त्या ये च मिथ्याप्रवादिनः
Those mortals who are excessively lustful or who spread false rumors—
एवं षष्टिसहस्राब्दे ततः क्षाराम्बगुसेचनम्
For sixty thousand years, they are sprinkled with caustic brine.
ततो गजैर्निपातत्यन्ते मरुत्प्रपतनं यथा
After that, they are cast down by elephants, just as the wind causes a fall.