Text 29] The Hellish Planets 467

TEXT 29

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yas tv tha vai vipro rajanyo vaisyo va soma-pithas tat-kalatram va
suram vrata-stho ‘pi vd pibati pramddatas tesa nirayam nitanam urasi
padakramyasye vahninad dravamanam karsndyasam nisifcanti.

yah—anyone who: tu—but: iha—in this Ife: vai—indeed: viprah—a
learned brahmana; rdjanyah—a ksatriya; vaisyah—a vaisya; vd—or:
soma-pithah—drink soma-rasa; tat—his: kalatram—wife: vd—or:
suram—liquor: vrata-sthah—being: situated in a vow: api—certainly:
va—or: pibati—drinks: pramdadatah—out of illusion: tesam—of all of
them: nirayam—to hell: nitandm—being brought: urasi—on the chest:
padé—with the foot; dkramya—stepping: asye—in the mouth:
vahnina—by fire: dravamadnam—melted: karsnayasam—iron:
nisificanti—they pour into.

TRANSLATION

Any brahmana or brahmana’s wife who drinks liquor is taken by
the agents of Yamaraja to the hell known as Ayahpana. This hell
also awaits any ksatriya, vaiSya, or person under a vow who in illu-
sion drinks soma-rasa. In Ayahpana the agents of Yamaraja stand
on their chests and pour hot melted iron into their mouths.

PURPORT

One should not be a bradhmana in name only and engage in all kinds of
sinful activities, especially drinking liquor. Bréhmanas, ksatriyas and
vaisyas must behave according to the principles of their order. If they
fall down to the level of siédras, who are accustomed to drink liquor. they
will be punished as described herein.
