तत्र ताडनमुद्धूताः कुर्वंति यमकिंकराः । पापभोगेन संतप्तस्ततो योनिं तु शौकरीम्
There, the servants of Yama inflict severe beatings; tormented by the suffering of his misdeeds, he is then born in the womb of a sow.
तत्र भुक्त्वा महादुःखं मानुषत्वं गमिष्यति । रोगादिचिह्नितं तत्र दुर्यशो ज्ञापकं स्वकम्
Having endured great suffering there, he attains human birth, marked by disease and infamous signs that reveal his past.
भूतद्रोहं विधायैव केवलं स्वकुटुंबकम् । पुष्णाति पापनिरतः सोंऽधतामिस्रके पतेत्
One who, harming creatures, supports only his own family and is devoted to sin, falls into Andhatāmisra.
ये नरा इह जंतूनां वधं कुर्वंति वै मृषा । ते रौरवे निपात्यंते भिद्यंते रुरुभी रुषा
Those men who, here, kill living beings falsely are cast into Raurava, where they are torn apart in anger by Rurus.
यः स्वोदरार्थे भूतानां वधमाचरति स्फुटम् । महारौरवसंज्ञे तु पात्यते स यमाज्ञया
He who, for his own belly, openly slaughters creatures, is thrown by Yama's command into Mahāraurava.
यो वै निजं तु जनकं ब्राह्मणं द्वेष्टि पापकृत् । कालसूत्रे महादुष्टे योजनायुतविस्तृते
Whoever, being sinful, hates his own father or a brāhmaṇa is bound in the terrible Kālasūtra, stretching for ten thousand yojanas.
यावंति पशुरोमाणि गवां द्वेषं करोति यः । तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि पच्यते यमकिंकरैः
As many hairs as are on a cow, so many thousands of years is he cooked there by the servants of Yama, if he harbors hatred toward cows.
यो भूमौ भूपतिर्भूत्वा दंडायोग्यं तु दंडयेत् । करोति ब्राह्मणस्यापि देहदंडं च लोलुपः
A king who, being greedy, punishes someone deserving only a fine, or inflicts bodily punishment even on a brāhmaṇa—
स सूकरमुखैर्दुष्टैः पीड्यते यमकिंकरैः । पश्चाद्दुष्टासु योनीषु जायते पापमुक्तये
He is tormented by Yama's servants with faces like boars, and afterwards is born in evil wombs to be freed from sin.
ब्राह्मणानां गवां ये तु द्रव्यं वृत्तं तथाल्पकम् । वृत्तिं वा गृह्णते मोहाल्लुंपंति स्वबलान्नराः
Those men who, out of delusion, seize the wealth, livelihood, or even a little property of brāhmaṇas or cows by force—
ते परत्रांधकूपे च पात्यंते च महार्दिताः । योऽन्नं स्वयमुपाहृत्य मधुरं चात्तिलोलुपः
They are cast, greatly afflicted, into a dark pit in the next world. One who, greedy for taste, brings food for himself and eats sweet things—
न देवाय न सुहृदे ददाति रसनापरः । स पतत्येव नरके कृमिभोजनसंज्ञिते
And does not give to the gods or friends, being attached to his tongue, falls into the hell called Kṛmibhojana, where he is food for worms.
अनापदि नरो यस्तु हिरण्यादीन्यपाहरेत् । ब्रह्मस्वं वा महादुष्टे संदंशे नरके पतेत्
A man who, without distress, steals gold or other things, or the wealth of Brahmins, falls into the dreadful Saṃdaṃśa hell.
यः स्वदेहं प्रपुष्णाति नान्यं जानाति मूढधीः । स पात्यते तैलतप्ते कुंभीपाकेऽतिदारुणे
He who nourishes only his own body and knows no one else, being of deluded mind, is cast into the exceedingly terrible Kumbhīpāka, where oil is boiling.
यो नागम्यां स्त्रियं मोहाद्योषिद्भावाच्च कामयेत् । तं तया किंकराः सूर्म्या परिरंभं च कुर्वते
He who, out of delusion or lust, desires a woman who should not be approached, is embraced by the servants of Sūrmī together with her.
ये बलाद्वेदमर्यादां लुंपंति स्वबलोद्धताः । ते वैतरण्यां पतिता मांसशोणितभक्षकाः
Those who, driven by their own strength, forcibly violate the boundaries of the Veda, fall into the Vaitaraṇī river and consume flesh and blood.
वृषलद्यं यः स्त्रियं कृत्वा तया गार्हस्थ्यमाचरेत् । पूयोदे निपतत्येव महादुःखसमन्वितः
He who, after marrying a woman of a degraded caste, lives a household life with her, surely falls into a pus-filled hell, afflicted with great suffering.
ये दंभमाश्रयंते वै धूर्ता लोकस्य वंचने । वैशसे नरके मूढाः पतंति यमताडिताः
Those deceitful ones who resort to hypocrisy to cheat people, fall into the cruel hell, struck by Yama, bewildered.
ये सवर्णां स्त्रियं मूढा रेतः स्वं पाययंति च । रेतःकुल्यासु ते पापा रेतःपानेषु तत्पराः
Those foolish ones who make a woman of their own caste drink their semen, are sinful and become devoted to drinking semen in the streams of semen.
ये चौरा वह्निदा दुष्टा गरदा ग्रामलुंठकाः । सारमेयादने ते वै पात्यंते पातकान्विताः
Those who are thieves, arsonists, wicked poisoners, and village plunderers, fall into the hell of being eaten by dogs, afflicted by sin.
कूटसाक्ष्यं वदत्यद्धा पुरुषः पापसंभृतः । परकीयं तु द्रव्यं यो हरति प्रसभं बली
A man filled with sin who speaks false testimony, and who forcibly takes another's property, is cast down.
सोऽवीचिनरके पापी अवाग्वक्त्रः पतत्यधः । तत्र दुःखं महद्भुक्त्वा पापिष्ठां योनिमाव्रजेत्
Such a sinner falls headfirst into the Avīci hell; after suffering great pain there, he attains a most wicked birth.
यो नरो रसनास्वादात्सुरां पिबति मूढधीः । तं पाययंति लोहस्य रसं धर्मस्य किंकराः
The man of foolish mind who drinks liquor for the pleasure of taste, is made to drink molten metal by the servants of Dharma.
यो गुरूनवमन्येत स्वविद्याचारदर्पितः । स मृतः पात्यते क्षारनरकेऽधोमुखः पुमान्
He who, proud of his own learning and conduct, does not honor his teachers, after death is cast headfirst into the caustic hell.
विश्वासघातं कुर्वंति ये नरा धर्मनिष्कृताः । शूलप्रोते च नरके पात्यंते बहुयातने
Those men devoid of righteousness who betray trust, are cast into the hell of impalement, suffering many torments.
पिशुनो यो नरान्सर्वानुद्वेजयति वाक्यतः । दंदशूके च पतितो दंदशूकैः स दश्यते
He who agitates all people with slanderous words, falls into the hell of snake punishment and is bitten by serpents.
एवं राजन्ननेके वै नरकाः पापकारिणाम् । पापं कृत्वा प्रयांत्येते पीडां यांति सुदारुणाम्
Thus, O King, there are many hells for those who commit sin; after doing evil, they go to these and suffer terrible pain.
यैर्न श्रुता रामकथा न परोपकृतिः कृता । तेषां सर्वाणि दुःखानि भवंति नरकांतरे
Those who have not heard the story of Rāma nor performed acts of charity, all their sufferings occur in the various hells.
अत्र यस्य सुखं स्वर्गे भूयात्तस्य इतीर्यते । ये दुःखिनो रोगयुता नरकादागताश्च ते
Here it is said: whoever has happiness in heaven, those are the ones; those who are afflicted with pain and disease are those who have come from hell.
शेष उवाच। एतच्छ्रुत्वा महीपालः कंपमानः क्षणे क्षणे । पप्रच्छ भूयस्तं विप्रं सर्वसंशयनुत्तये
Śeṣa said: Hearing this, the king trembled again and again, and repeatedly questioned the sage to resolve all his doubts.