432 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 26

A person who steals another’s money, wife or possessions is put into
the hell known as Tamisra. A man who tricks someone and enjoys his
wife is put into the extremely hellish condition known as Andhatamisra.
A foolish person absorbed in the bodily concept of life, who on the basis
of this principle maintains himself or his wife and children by commit-
ting violence against other living entities, is put into the hell known as
Raurava. There the animals he killed take birth as creatures called rurus
and cause great suffering for him. Those who kill different animals and
birds and then cook them are put by the agents of Yamaraja into the hell
known as Kumbhipaka, where they are boiled in oil. A person who kills a
braéhmana is put into the hell known as Kalasitra, where the land, per-
fectly level and made of copper, is as hot as an oven. The killer of a
brahmana burns in that land for many years. One who does not follow
scriptural injunctions but who does everything whimsically or follows
some rascal is put into the hell known as Asi-patravana. A government
official who poorly administers justice, or who punishes an innocent man,
is taken by the assistants of Yamaraja to the hell known as Sakaramukha,
where he is mercilessly beaten.

God has given advanced consciousness to the human being. Therefore
he can feel the suffering and happiness of other living beings. The
human being bereft of his conscience, however, is prone to cause suffer-
ing for other living beings. The assistants of Yamaraja put such a person
into the hell known as Andhakipa, where he receives proper punish-
ment from his victims. Any person who does not receive or feed a guest
properly but who personally enjoys eating is put into the hell known as
Krmibhojana. There an unlimited number of worms and insects con-
tinuously bite him.

A thief is put into the hell known as Sandamésa. A person who has
sexual relations with a woman who is not to be enjoyed is put into the
hell known as Taptasiirmi. A person who enjoys sexual relations with
animals is put into the hell known as Vajrakantaka-salamali. A person
born into an aristocratic or highly placed family but who does not act ac-
cordingly is put into the hellish trench of blood, pus and urine called the
Vaitarani River. One who lives like an animal is put into the hell called
Piyoda. A person who mercilessly kills animals in the forest without
sanction is put into the hell called Pranarodha. A person who kills
