Text 10] The Hellish Planets 443

tasmat—because of this; andhatamisram—Andhatamisra; tam—that;
upadisanti—they call.

TRANSLATION

The destination of a person who slyly cheats another man and
enjoys his wife and children is the hell known as Andhatamisra.
There his condition is exactly like that of a tree being chopped at
its roots. Even before reaching Andhatamisra, the sinful living
being is subjected to various extreme miseries. These afflictions
are so severe that he loses his intelligence and sight. It is for this
reason that learned sages call this hell Andhatamisra.

TEXT 10
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yas tv tha va etad aham iti mamedam iti bhita-drohena kevalam sva-
kutumbam evanudinam prapusnati sa tad tha vihaya svayam eva tad-
asubhena raurave nipatati.

yah—one who; tu—but; iha—in this life; va—or; etat—this body;
aham—I; iti—thus; mama—mine; idam—this; iti—thus; bhiita-
drohena—by envy of other living entities; kevalam—alone; sva-kutum-
bam—his family members; eva—only; anudinam—day to day; pra-
pusnati—supports; sah—such a person; tat—that; iha—here; vihaya—
giving up; svayam—personally; eva—certainly; tat—of that:
asSubhena—by the sin; raurave—in Raurava; nipatati—he falls down.

TRANSLATION

A person who accepts his body as his self works very hard day
and night for money to maintain his own body and the bodies of
