Text 31] The Hellish Planets 469

persons but indulges in false pride, he receives punishment in
Ksarakardama.

TEXT 31

4 Rae a geet: FTAA aed aa fae TT aaa TAA
gaa 24 feat aaaaal aaa wa: ata za Afafaa-
aman fia aaa a mata 4 aA aE TeTRI:
etal

ye tv iha vai purusadh purusa-medhena yajante yas ca striyo nr-pasin
khddanti tas ca te pasava iva nihaté yama-sadane yatayanto rakso-
ganah saunika iva svadhitindvadayasrk pibanti nrtyanti ca gdyanti ca
hrsyamana yatheha purusdadah.

yy o P

ye —persons who: tu—but; iha—in this life; vai—indeed: purusah —
men; purusa-medhena—by sacrifice of a man: yajante—worship (the
goddess Kali or Bhadra Kali); yah—those who; ca—and: striyah—
women; nr-pasin—the men used as sacrifice; khddanti—eat: tan—
them; ca—and; te—they: pasavah iva—like the animals: nihatah—
being slain; yama-sadane—in the abode of Yamaraja: yatayantah—
punishing; raksah-gandh—being Raksasas: saunikah—the killers:
iva—like; svadhitinad—by a sword; avaddéya—cutting to pieces: asrk—
the blood; pibanti—drink; nrtyanti—dance; ca—and: gdyanti—sing:
ca—also; hrsyamanah—being delighted; yatha —just like; iha—in this

world; purusa-adéh—the man-eaters.

TRANSLATION

There are men and women in this world who sacrifice human
beings to Bhairava or Bhadra Kali and then eat their victims’ flesh.
Those who perform such sacrifices are taken after death to the
abode of Yamaraja, where their victims, having taken the form of
Raksasas, cut them to pieces with sharpened swords. Just as in this
world the man-eaters drank their victims’ blood, dancing and
