Text 36] The Hellish Planets 473
eyes; niriksate—looks at; tasya—of him; ca—and; api—certainly;
niraye—in hell; papa-drsteh—of he whose vision has become sinful:
aksini—the eyes: vajra-tundah—those who have powerful beaks;
grdhrah—vultures; karika—herons; kaka—crows; vata-ddayah—and
other birds; prasahya—violently; uru-balat—with great force; ut-
patayanti—pluck out.
TRANSLATION

A householder who receives guests or visitors with cruel
glances, as if to burn them to ashes, is put into the hell called
Paryavartana, where he is gazed at by hard-eyed vultures, herons,
crows and similar birds, which suddenly swoop down and pluck
out his eyes with great force.

PURPORT

According to the Vedic etiquette, even an enemy who comes to a
householder’s home should be received in such a gentle way that he
forgets that he has come to the home of an enemy. A guest who comes to
one’s home should be received very politely. If he is unwanted. the
householder should not stare at him with blinking eyes, for one who does
so will be put into the hell known as Paryavartana after death. and there
many ferocious birds like vultures, crows, and coknis will suddenly come
upon him and pluck out his eyes.

TEXT 36
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aAMSHY Gas aitaafea 1 38 I

yas tv tha va ddhyabhimatir ahankrtis tiryak-preksanah sarvato
‘bhivisanki artha-vyaya-ndasa-cintaya parisusyamana-hrdaya-vadano
nirurtim anavagato graha ivartham abhiraksati sa capi pretya tad-
utpadanotkarsana-samraksana-samala-grahah sicimukhe narake
