456 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 26

into a hell known as Sandammsa. There his skin is torn and sepa-
rated by red-hot iron balls and tongs. In this way, his entire body is
cut to pieces.

TEXT 20
aie Tora fad TT get aacinrsla qaga
II Asean wal sara Terifssatea fat a
TeISIA GA 1 Ro Ml

yas tv iha vd agamyam striyam agamyam vd purusam yosid
abhigacchati tav amutra kasaya tddayantas tigmaya sirmyd lohamayya
purusam Glingayanti striyam ca purusa-riipayd sirmyd.

yah—any person who; tu—but; iha—in this life; vd—or;
agamyém—unsuitable; striyam—a woman; agamyam—unsuitable;
vd—or; purusam—a man; yosit—a woman; abhigacchati—approaches
for sexual intercourse; tau—both of them; amutra—in the next life;
kasaya—by whips; tédayantah—beating; tigmayad—very hot; str-
myd—by an image; loha-mayyé—made of iron; purusam—the man;
alingayanti—they embrace; striyam—the woman; ca—also; purusa-
ripaya—in the form of a man; stirmyad—by an image.

TRANSLATION

A man or woman who indulges in sexual intercourse with an un-
worthy member of the opposite sex is punished after death by the
assistants of Yamaraja in the hell known as Taptasirmi. There
such men and women are beaten with whips. The man is forced to
embrace a red-hot iron form of a woman, and the woman is forced
to embrace a similar form of a man. Such is the punishment for
illicit sex.

PURPORT
Generally a man should not have sexual relations with any woman

other than his wife. According to Vedic principles, the wife of another
man is considered one’s mother, and sexual relations are strictly forbid-
