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Description of Adverse Fruitive Activities
1303
so on;  ātma-māṅsa —of his own flesh;  adanam —eating;  kvāpi —sometimes;  sva-kṛttam —done by himself;  parataḥ —by others;  api —else;  vā —or.
TRANSLATION
He is placed in the midst of burning pieces of wood, and his limbs are set on fire. In some cases he is made to eat his own flesh or have it eaten by others.
PURPORT
From this verse through the next three verses the description of punishment will be narrated. The first description is that the criminal has to eat his own flesh, burning with fire, or allow others like himself who are present there to eat. In the last great war people in concentration camps sometimes ate their own stool, so there is no wonder that in the Yama-sādana, the abode of Yamarāja, one who had a very enjoyable life eating others' flesh has to eat his own flesh.
TEXT 26
जीवतश्चान्त्राम्युद्धारः श्वगृध्रैर्यमसादने । 
    सर्पवृश्चिकदंशाद्यैर्दशद्विश्वात्मवैशसम् ॥२६॥
jīvataś cāntrābhyuddhāraḥ 
    śva-grdhrair yama-sādane 
    sarpa-vṛścika-daṁśādyair 
    daśadbhiś cātma-vaiśasam
jīvataḥ—alive;  ca —and;  antra —of his entrails;  abhyuddhāraḥ —pulling out;  śva-grdhraiḥ —by dogs and vultures;  yama-sādane —in the abode of Yamarāja;  sarpa —by serpents;  vṛścika —scorpions;  daṁśa —gnats;  ādyaiḥ —and so on;  daśadbhiḥ —biting;  ca —and;  ātma-vaiśasam —torment of himself.
TRANSLATION
His entrails are pulled out by the hounds and vultures of hell, even though he is still alive to see it, and he is subjected to torment by serpents, scorpions, gnats and other creatures that bite him.