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.
तत्तत्पापस्य चिह्नानि कथयस्व महामुने । केन पापेन किं चिह्नं भूलोके उपजायते
Tell me, O great sage, the signs of each sin; by which sin does which mark arise in the world?
इति श्रुत्वा तु तद्वाक्यं मुनिः प्रोवाच भूपतिम् । शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि चिह्नानि पापकारिणाम्
Having heard those words, the sage spoke to the king: Listen, O King, I will declare the signs of those who commit sin.
शौनक उवाच। सुरापः श्यामदंतश्च नरकांते प्रजायते । अभक्ष्यभक्षकारी च जायते गुल्मकोदरः
Śaunaka said: One who drinks alcohol or has blackened teeth is born at the end of hell; one who eats forbidden food is born with tumors or abdominal diseases.
उदक्यावीक्षितं भुक्त्वा जायते कृमिलोदरः । श्वमार्जारादिसंस्पृष्टं भुक्त्वा दुर्गंधिमान्भवेत्
By eating food seen by a woman in her period, one is born with worms in the belly; by eating food touched by a dog, cat, or similar, one becomes foul-smelling.
अनिवेद्य सुरादिभ्यो भुंजानो जायते नरः । उदरे रोगवान्दुःखी महारोगप्रपीडितः
A person who eats without offering to the gods and others is born with diseases of the stomach, suffering greatly, afflicted by severe illness.
परान्नविघ्नकरणादजीर्णमभिजायते । मंदोदराग्निर्भवति सति द्रव्ये कदन्नदः
By causing obstacles to another's food, one is born with indigestion; even when possessing wealth, he has weak digestive fire and eats little.
विषदश्छर्दिरोगी स्यान्मार्गहा पादरोगवान् । पिशुनो नरकस्यांते जायते श्वासकासवान्
One who poisons becomes afflicted with vomiting; a thief of the path is born with foot diseases; a slanderer is born at the end of hell, suffering from asthma and cough.
धूर्तोऽपस्माररोगी स्याच्छूली च परतापनः । दावाग्निदायकश्चैव रक्तातीसारवान्भवेत्
A cheat becomes epileptic; one who torments others suffers from colic; one who sets forest fires is born with bloody dysentery.
सुरालये जले वापि शकृत्क्षेपं करोति यः । गुदरोगो भवेत्तस्य पापरूपः सुदारुणः
Whoever defecates in a temple or in water develops a terrible and sinful anal disease.
गर्भपातनजा रोगाः क्षयमेहजलोदराः । प्रतिमा भंगकारी च अप्रतिष्ठश्च जायते
Diseases arising from abortion are consumption, diabetes, and dropsy; one who breaks images is born unstable.
दुष्टवादी खंडितः स्यात्खल्वाटः परनिंदकः । सभायां पक्षपाती च जायते पक्षघातवान्
A slanderer becomes deformed; a bald-headed man is one who insults others; a partial person in an assembly is born paralyzed.
परोक्तहास्यकृत्काणः कुनखी विप्रहेमहृत् । तुंदीवरी ताम्रचौरः कांस्यहृत्पुंडरीकिकः
One who mocks others' words is born one-eyed; a thief of gold from a brāhmaṇa is born with deformed nails; a thief of pumpkins is born with a protruding belly; a thief of copper is born with red skin; a thief of bronze is born with lotus-like eyes.
त्रपुहारी च पुरुषो जायते पिंगमूर्द्धजः । शीसहारी च पुरुषो जायते शीर्षरोगवान्
A man who steals tin is born with yellow hair; one who steals lead is born with head diseases.
घृतचौरस्तु पुरुषो जायते नेत्ररोगवान् । लोहहारी च पुरुषो बर्बरांगः प्रजायते
A man who steals ghee is born with eye diseases; a man who steals iron is born with a rough body.
चर्महारी च पुरुषो जायते मेदसा वृतः । मधुचौरस्तु पुरुषो जायते बस्तिगंधवान्
A man who steals skin is born covered in fat; a man who steals honey is born with a foul-smelling bladder.
तैलचौर्येण भवति नरः कण्ड्वातिपीडितः । आमान्नहरणाच्चैव दंतहीनः प्रजायते
By stealing oil, a person becomes afflicted with severe itching; by stealing uncooked rice, he is born toothless.
पक्वान्नहरणाच्चैव जिह्वारोगयुतो भवेत् । मातृगामी च पुरुषो जायते लिंगवर्जितः
By stealing cooked food, one is afflicted with diseases of the tongue; a man who approaches his mother is born without genitals.
गुरुजायाभिगमनान्मूत्रकृच्छ्रः प्रजायते । भगिनीं चैव गमने पीतकुष्ठः प्रजायते
By approaching the wife of a teacher, one is born with painful urination; by approaching a sister, one is born with yellow leprosy.
स्वसुतागमने चैव रक्तकुष्ठः प्रजायते । भ्रातृभार्याभिगमने गुल्मकुष्ठः प्रजायते
By approaching one's own daughter, one is born with red leprosy; by approaching a brother's wife, one is born with glandular leprosy.
स्वामिगम्यादिगमने जायते दद्रुमंडलम् । विश्वस्तभार्यागमने गजचर्मा प्रजायते
By approaching the wife of a master or similar, one is born with ringworm; by approaching a trusted friend's wife, one is born with elephantiasis.