Varaha Purana

भिन्नचारित्रदुःशीला भर्त्तुर्व्यलीककारिणी 202.

A woman of bad conduct, with broken character, who deceives her husband,

ततः शुनी भवेत्पश्चात्सूकरी च ततः परम्

She then becomes a female dog, and after that, a female pig.

न च सौख्यमवाप्नोति तेन दुःखेन दुखिता

She does not attain happiness, suffering with that misery.

भक्ष्यं भोज्यं च पानं च न तेषामुपपादितम्

Food, eatables, and drink are not provided to them.

एवं कुरुत भद्रं वो मम पार्श्वे तु दुर्मतिः

Therefore, act in this way for your welfare; but near me is an evil-minded one.

सर्वकर्माणि कुर्वाणं क्षपयध्वं दुरासदम्

Destroy that wicked one who performs all actions.

प्रक्षिप्यतामयं पश्चाद्दस्युजातौ दुरात्मवान्

Afterwards, cast him into the birth of a robber, who is evil-minded.

ततः पश्चाद्भवेत्पापश्चेतरः सर्वपापकृत्

Then, after that, he becomes sinful, the doer of all evils.

हस्त्यश्वश्च शृगालश्च सूकरो बक एव च

He becomes an elephant, a horse, a jackal, a boar, or even a crane.

वर्षाणामयुतं साग्रं ततो मानुषतां व्रजेत्

After ten thousand years, he attains human birth again.

अपौगण्डो म्रियेत्पंच कर्मशेषक्षये तु सः 202.

But, before reaching adulthood, he dies when the residue of karma is exhausted.

पापस्य सुकृतस्याथ प्रजानां विनिपातने

In the destruction of beings, both sin and merit are involved.

अतः स्वयम्भुवा पूर्वं कर्मपाको यथार्थवत्

Thus, from the beginning, the ripening of karma occurs truly, as ordained by the Self-born.

इति श्रीवराहपुराणे संसारचक्रे नारकिदण्डकर्मविपाक वर्णनं नाम द्व्यधिकद्विशततमोऽध्यायः

Thus ends 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.

अथ पापसमूहानुक्रमवर्णनम् अन्यान्यपि च पापानि चित्रगुप्तो दिदेश ह

Now, the enumeration of groups of sins: Citragupta also described other sins.

शीलसंयमहीनानां कृष्णपक्षानुगामिनाम्

Those who lack virtue and self-control, who follow the path of darkness,

राजद्विष्टा गुरुद्विष्टाः सर्वे ते वै विगर्हिताः

Those who hate the king, who hate their teacher—all these are indeed condemned.

हिंसाविहारिणः क्रूराः सूचकाः कार्यदूषकाः

Those who delight in violence, who are cruel, slanderers, and corrupters of undertakings,

दावाग्निं ये च मुंचन्ति ये च सौकरिकास्तथा

Those who set forest fires, and likewise those who are butchers,

कर्मक्षयाद्यदा भूयो मानुष्यं प्राप्नुवन्ति ते

When their karmas are exhausted and they again obtain human birth,

गर्भ एव विपद्यन्ते म्रियन्ते बालकास्तथा

They perish even in the womb, and likewise die as children.

काष्ठवंशे च शस्त्रे च वायुना ज्वलनेन च

By falling from trees, by weapons, by wind, or by fire,

मातापितृवधं कष्टं मित्रसम्बन्धिबन्धुजम्

They suffer the grievous fate of killing mother, father, friend, relative, or kin.

प्राणातिपातनं ते वै प्राप्नुवन्ति यथा तथा 203.

They undergo the taking of life, just as described.

मूलकर्मकरा ये च गरदाः पुरदाहकाः

Those who are root-cutters, poisoners, arsonists,

पिशुनाः कलहाश्चैव ये च मिथ्याविदूषकाः

Slanderers, quarrel-mongers, and those who falsely accuse,

उद्वेजनकराश्चण्डाः पच्यन्ते नरकेषु ते

Those who cause distress and are fierce—they are cooked in hells.

कर्मक्षयो यदा भूयो मानुष्यं प्राप्नुवन्ति ते

When their karmas are exhausted and they again obtain human birth,

श्रवणच्छेदनं चैव नासाच्छेदनमेव च

They suffer the cutting off of ears and likewise the cutting off of the nose.