Text 18] The Hellish Planets 453
punishment. Because the human being has developed consciousness,
however, he cannot do anything against the principles of varnasrama-
dharma without being condemned. Krsna states in Bhagavad-gita
(4.13), cdtur-varnyam maya srstarn guna-karma-vibhdgasah: ‘*Ac-
cording to the three modes of material nature and the work ascribed to
them, the four divisions of human society were created by Me.” Thus all
men should be divided into four classes— brdhmanas, ksatriyas, vaisyas
and sidras—and they should act according to their ordained regulations.
They cannot deviate from their prescribed rules and regulations. One of
these states that they should never trouble any animal, even those that
disturb human beings. Although a tiger is not sinful if he attacks another
animal and eats its flesh, if a man with developed consciousness does so,
he must be punished. In other words, a human being who does not use
his developed consciousness but instead acts like an animal surely under-
goes punishment in many different hells.
TEXT 18
Taz a waetaa «| afmardivaaatafaraaa

Waa: agape ana fasta qaqa
BUH S FHT: AF SMA TTA: HAA AAA TATA
Sf TATA AAAI? Cl

yas tv tha va asamvibhajyasnati yat kiricanopanatam anirmita-parica-
yajno vayasa-samstutah sa paratra krmibhojane narakadhame nipatati
tatra sata-sahasra-yojane krmi-kuade krmi-bhitah svayam krmibhir
eva bhaksyamanah krmi-bhojano ydavat tad aprattaprahitado ’nirvesam
adtmanam yatayate.

yah—any person who; tu—but; iha—in this life; va—or; asarh-
vibhajya—without dividing; asndti—eats; yat kiricana—whatever:
upanatam—obtained by Krsna’s grace: anirmita—not performing:
parca-yajnah—the five kinds of sacrifice: va@yasa—with the crows:
sarstutah—who is described as equal; sah—such a person: paratra—in
the next life; Armibhojane—named Krmibhojana: naraka-adhame—
into the most abominable of all hells: nipatati—falls down: tatra—
