Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 10
Naraka-varṇana: The Hellish Planets and the Karmic Logic of Punishment
यस्त्विह वा एतदहमिति ममेदमिति भूतद्रोहेण केवलं स्वकुटुम्बमेवानुदिनं प्रपुष्णाति स तदिह विहाय स्वयमेव तदशुभेन रौरवे निपतति ॥ १० ॥
yas tv iha vā etad aham iti mamedam iti bhūta-droheṇa kevalaṁ sva-kuṭumbam evānudinaṁ prapuṣṇāti sa tad iha vihāya svayam eva tad-aśubhena raurave nipatati.
A person who accepts his body as his self works very hard day and night for money to maintain his own body and the bodies of his wife and children. While working to maintain himself and his family, he may commit violence against other living entities. Such a person is forced to give up his body and his family at the time of death, when he suffers the reaction for his envy of other creatures by being thrown into the hell called Raurava.
In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is said:
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This verse states that identifying with “I” and “mine” can drive a person to harm other beings for personal and family maintenance, and such sinful acts lead to suffering—specifically a fall into Raurava hell.
Śukadeva explains the consequences of sinful, exploitative living so that King Parīkṣit (and listeners) develop detachment from wrongdoing and cultivate dharma and devotion instead of selfish violence.
Earn and maintain family life without harming others, reduce exploitation, practice compassion toward all beings, and consciously remember that everything belongs to the Lord—replacing possessiveness with stewardship and devotion.