Text 26] Description of Adverse Fruitive Activities 1303
so on; 4tma-mamsa-of his own flesh; adanam- eating; kvapi- sometimes;
sva-krttam—done by himself; paratah—by others; api—else; vd—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 punish-
ment 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-
sadana, the abode of Yamaraja, one who had a very enjoyable life eating
others’ flesh has to eat his own flesh.
TEXT 26
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PITA: | TITAS |
: 4
atuimetaecatrarniaay R&I
jivatas cantrabh yuddharah
Sva-grdhrair yama-sadane
sarpa-vurscika-damsad yair
desadbhis catma-vaisasam
jivatah—alive; ca—and; antra—of his entrails; abhyuddharah—pulling out;
Sva-grdhraih—by dogs and vultures; yama-sddane—in the abode of Yamaraja;
sarpa—by serpents; vrscika—scorpions; damsa—gnats; ddyaih—and so on;
dasadbhih—biting; ca— and; dtma-vaisasam—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.
