Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 8
Naraka-varṇana: The Hellish Planets and the Karmic Logic of Punishment
तत्र यस्तु परवित्तापत्यकलत्राण्यपहरति स हि कालपाशबद्धो यमपुरुषैरतिभयानकैस्तामिस्रे नरके बलान्निपात्यते अनशनानुदपानदण्डताडनसन्तर्जनादिभिर्यातनाभिर्यात्यमानो जन्तुर्यत्र कश्मलमासादित एकदैव मूर्च्छामुपयाति तामिस्रप्राये ॥ ८ ॥
tatra yas tu para-vittāpatya-kalatrāṇy apaharati sa hi kāla-pāśa-baddho yama-puruṣair ati-bhayānakais tāmisre narake balān nipātyate anaśanānudapāna-daṇḍa-tāḍana-santarjanādibhir yātanābhir yātyamāno jantur yatra kaśmalam āsādita ekadaiva mūrcchām upayāti tāmisra-prāye.
Mi querido Rey, una persona que se apropia de la esposa legítima, los hijos o el dinero de otro es arrestada en el momento de la muerte por los feroces Yamadūtas, quienes lo atan con la cuerda del tiempo y lo arrojan por la fuerza al planeta infernal conocido como Tāmisra. En este planeta muy oscuro, el hombre pecador es castigado por los Yamadūtas, quienes lo golpean y reprenden. Se le mata de hambre y no se le da agua para beber. Así, los iracundos asistentes de Yamarāja le causan un sufrimiento severo, y a veces se desmaya por su castigo.
FAQs
In 5.26.8, Śukadeva explains that one who steals another’s wealth, wife, or even children is seized by Yama’s messengers and thrown into the hell called Tāmisra, where he suffers starvation, thirst, beating, and terror.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks these descriptions to Mahārāja Parīkṣit while explaining the destinations created by karma and the consequences of grave adharma.
It warns against exploiting others through theft, coercion, or violating family bonds; a devotee cultivates integrity, respect for others’ relationships and property, and seeks purification through bhakti rather than sin-driven enjoyment.