Hear now the unfolding of the consequences of hellish deeds as revealed in the Varaha Purana. The lowest among men, those who steal land, are beset with unbearable inner torment. Such a person, bound tightly for an exceedingly long time, is taken to the world of Yama. There, afflicted by the pangs of severe hunger and restrained in captivity, he endures great suffering. Through sevenfold births and a single birth, he is subjected to torment, as if being cooked in the fires of his own karma. After enduring such punishment, the wicked soul is reborn as a cock, compelled to feed on filth. When a thousand births and corresponding deeds have passed, only then does he attain human birth again. Yet, for a thousand years, he wanders through the cycle of existence, and at the end of this period, he is released from that region only to be reborn as a boar. In whatever form he is born—be it bird or beast—he becomes food for others, suffering the fate he once inflicted. When, at last, he obtains human birth again, he becomes a hunter, repeating the cycle of violence. Those who give away leftover food, who act sinfully and without righteousness, or women of bad conduct who deceive their husbands, are also subject to dire consequences. Such a woman is reborn first as a female dog, then as a female pig, finding no happiness and suffering continual misery. Food and drink are denied to her in these forms, and she receives no kindness. Therefore, the wise are instructed to act in ways that bring welfare, for the presence of an evil-minded one near the divine is not tolerated. Such a wicked soul, performing all manner of evil actions, is to be destroyed and cast into the birth of a robber, where he becomes even more sinful, engaging in further evil deeds. He is reborn as an elephant, a horse, a jackal, a boar, or even a crane, cycling through these forms for ten thousand years. Only after this span does he regain human birth, but before reaching adulthood, he dies, for the residue of his karma is not yet exhausted. In the destruction of living beings, both sin and merit are entangled, and thus, from the very beginning, the ripening of karma unfolds as ordained by the Self-born Creator. Thus concludes the two hundred and second chapter, entitled "Description of the Results of Punishments for Hellish Deeds in the Cycle of Worldly Existence," in the glorious Varaha Purana. Now, hear the enumeration of other groups of sins as described by Citragupta. Those who lack virtue and self-control, who walk the path of darkness, who harbor hatred for the king or their teacher—such people are condemned. Those who delight in violence, who are cruel, who slander and disrupt the good works of others; those who set forests ablaze or work as butchers—all these, when their karmas are exhausted and they are reborn as humans, perish even before birth or as young children. Their deaths may come by falling from trees, by weapons, by the force of wind, or by fire, suffering the fate of those who have slain mother, father, friend, or kin. They experience the very taking of life they once dealt to others. Root-cutters, poisoners, arsonists, slanderers, quarrel-mongers, and those who falsely accuse or cause distress—these fierce ones are cooked in hells for their deeds. When, at last, their karmas are exhausted and they return to human birth, they suffer the loss of ears or nose, bearing physical marks of their past actions. Thus, the inexorable law of karma unfolds, and each soul reaps the fruits of its deeds as ordained by the Self-born.