ते पिष्यन्ते शिलापेषे शोष्यनते ऽपि च शोषकैः
They are crushed in stone mills and dried out by desiccators.
श्रुत्क्षामाः शुष्कताल्वोष्ठाः पात्यन्ते वृश्चिकाशने
Emaciated, with dry palates and lips, they are cast into a pit of scorpions.
ते वह्नितप्तां कूटाग्रामालिङ्गन्ते च शाल्मलीम्
They embrace the Śālmalī tree, its spikes heated by fire.
तेषामध्यापको यश्च स शिलां शिरसा वहेत्
And whoever is their teacher must carry a stone on his head.
ते पात्यन्ते च विण्मूत्रे दुर्गन्धे पूयपूरिते
They fall into filth and urine, filled with foul stench and pus.
परस्परं भक्षयन्ते मांसानि स्वानि बालिशाः
Foolish ones devour each other's flesh.
तद्गर्भश्राद्धभुग् यश्च कृमीन्भक्षेत्पिपीलिकाः
He who eats the offerings of a miscarriage, or who consumes worms and ants,
याजको यजमानश्च सो ऽस्मान्तः स्थूलकीटकः
—the officiating priest and the sacrificer—both become gross insects among us.
क्षिप्यन्ते वृकभक्षे ते नरके रजनीचर
They are thrown to be devoured by wolves in hell, O night-wanderer.
तथा गोभूमिहर्त्तरो गोस्त्रीबालहनाश्च ये
Likewise, those who steal cows or land, and those who kill cows, women, or children—
सोमविक्रयिणो ये च वेदविक्रयिणस्तथा
Those who sell Soma, and likewise those who sell the Vedas,
कूटसाक्ष्यप्रदा ये च ते महारौरवे स्थिताः
And those who give false testimony—these all dwell in the great Raurava hell.
तावच्चैवान्धतामिस्रे असिपत्रवने ततः
For so long, they remain in Andhatamisra and then in the forest of sword-leaves.
प्रपातो भवते तेषां यैरिदं दुष्कृतं कृतम्
A precipice appears for those by whom these evil deeds were done.
ते सर्वे क्रमशः प्रोक्ताः कृतघ्ने लोकनिन्दिते
All these have been described in order—those who are ungrateful and reviled by the world.
महोरगाणां प्रवरो ऽप्यनन्तो यथा च भूतेषु मही प्रधाना
Just as Ananta is foremost among great serpents, and earth is chief among beings,
क्षेत्रेषु यद्वत्कुरुजङ्गलं वरं तीर्थेषु यद्वत् प्रवरं पृथूदकम्
As the cultivated field is best among lands, and among sacred fords, the broad waters are supreme,
लोकेषु यद्वत्सदनं विरिञ्चेः सत्यं यथा धर्मविधिक्रियासु
As the abode of Brahmā is preeminent among worlds, and truth among acts prescribed by dharma,
तपोधनानामपि सुम्भयोनिः श्रुतिर्वरा यद्वदिहागमेषु
As the Sumbha lineage is foremost among ascetics, and revelation is best among scriptures here,
मनुः स्मृतीनां प्रवरो यथैव तिथीषु दर्शा विषुवेषु दानम्
Just as Manu is foremost among law codes, the new and full moon among lunar days, and giving at solstices,
भवान् यथा राक्षससत्तमेषु पाशेषु नागस्तिमितेषु बन्धः
As you are among the best of Rākṣasas, as the bond is among the tied Nāgas,
पुष्पेषु जाती नगरेषु काञ्ची नारीषु रम्भा श्रमीणां गृहस्थः
Among flowers, the jasmine; among cities, Kāñcī; among women, Rambhā; among the weary, the householder.
फलेषु चूतो मुकुलेष्वशोकः सर्वौषधीनां प्रवरा च पथ्या
Among fruits, the mango is foremost; among buds, the ashoka; and among all medicinal herbs, pathyā is supreme.
श्वेतेषु दुग्धं प्रवरं यथैव कार्पासिकं प्रावरणेषु यद्वत्
Among white substances, milk is considered the best, just as cotton is preeminent among coverings.
शाकेषु मुख्या त्वपि काकमाची रसेषु मुख्यं लवणं यथैव
Among vegetables, kākamācī is principal; among flavors, salt is the chief.
महीरुहेष्वेव यथा वटश्च यथा हरो ज्ञानवतां वरिष्ठः
Among trees, the banyan stands out; just as Śiva is the highest among the wise.
दुर्गेषु रौद्रेषु निशाचरेश नृपातनं वैतरणी प्रधाना
Among fortresses and fierce places, the lord of night-dwellers, Vaitaraṇī, is the foremost in causing the downfall of kings.
न निष्कृतिश्चास्ति कृतघ्नवृत्तेः सुहृत्कृतं नाशयतो ऽब्दकोटिभिः
There is no atonement for the destroyer of friends; even after billions of years, the sin remains unremoved.
जम्बूद्वीपस्य संस्थानं कथयन्तु महर्षयः
Let the great sages describe the structure of Jambūdvīpa.
नवभेदं सुविस्तीर्णं स्वर्गसोक्षफलप्रदम्
It has nine divisions, vast in extent, and grants the fruits of heaven and liberation.