Devi Bhagavatam — Skandha 9 - Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Shloka 102

Nana Karma Vipaka Phala Kathanam

Devanagari script

पुंश्चल्यन्नं च यो भद्रे पुंश्चलीजीव्यजीविनः । स्वलोममानवर्षं च लालाकुण्डे वसेद्‌ ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

puṃścalyannaṃ ca yo bhadre puṃścalījīvyajīvinaḥ | svalomamānavarṣaṃ ca lālākuṇḍe vased dhruvam

Translation

হে কল্যাণী! যি মানুহে বেশ্যাৰ অন্ন ভক্ষণ কৰে বা বেশ্যাৰ উপাৰ্জনৰ ওপৰত নিৰ্ভৰ কৰি জীৱন নিৰ্বাহ কৰে, তেওঁ নিশ্চিতভাৱে লালাকুণ্ডত নিজৰ শৰীৰৰ নোমৰ সমান বছৰ ধৰি বাস কৰে।

Word by Word

• puṃścalyannam: food of a harlot
• puṃścalyannam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṃścalī-anna
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca
• Form: null

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Kartri
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• bhadre: O auspicious one
• bhadre: Address
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadrā
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• puṃścalījīvyajīvinaḥ: those living on the earnings of harlots
• puṃścalījīvyajīvinaḥ: Kartri
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṃścalījīvyajīvin
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• svalomamānavarṣam: years equal to the number of one's own body hairs
• svalomamānavarṣam: Kala-adhvan
• Type: Noun
• Root: svalomamānavarṣa
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca
• Form: null

• lālākuṇḍe: in the hell of saliva
• lālākuṇḍe: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: lālākuṇḍa
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• vaset: would reside
• vaset: Action
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas
• Form: Vidhilin, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• dhruvam: certainly
• dhruvam: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva
• Form: Adverbial

Speaker

Yama

Shakti Theology

Devi Form: null

Mahavidya Connection: null

Shakti Manifestation: null

Tattva Discussed: null

Devi Narrative

Demon Antagonist: null

Devi Weapon Used: null

Narrative Source: null

Story Arc Position: null

Tantra Dimension

Mantra Referenced: null

Yantra Referenced: null

Kundalini Element: null

Chakra Referenced: null

Tantric Practice Type: null

Bhakti & Stuti

Stuti Type: null

Recitation Occasion: null

Phala Shruti: null

Devotee Offering Stuti: null

Cosmic Feminine

Maya Aspect: null

Creation Role: null

Shakti Philosophy: null

Relation To Brahman: null

Vyasa-Janamejaya Dialogue

Narrator: Narayana

Listener: Narada

Dialogue Context: Narayana addresses Narada ('O gentle one!') explaining the punishment for eating forbidden food.

Narrative Layer: embedded

Ritual Context

Text: Emphasizes the strict dietary ethics required for spiritual practitioners.

Philosophical Significance

Text: Underlines the concept of 'Anna Dosha'—the idea that wealth acquired unethically taints the food bought with it, which in turn degrades the consciousness of the consumer.

Characters & Entities

• Lalakunda

FAQs

What is the consequence of eating food bought with immoral earnings?

Consuming food provided by a harlot or someone living off such earnings leads a person to the Lalakunda hell.

Why is food purity important in Hinduism?

In Hindu philosophy, the moral purity of the source of food (Anna) directly affects the mind and spiritual state of the person eating it.