Description of Infernal Punishments and the Ripening of Karmic Consequences
तीव्रक्षुधापरिक्लिष्टो बद्धो बन्धनयन्त्रितः ॥ दुःखान्यनुभवंस्तत्र पापकर्मा नराधमः
tīvrakṣudhāparikliṣṭo baddho bandhanayantritaḥ || duḥkhāny anubhavaṃs tatra pāpakarmā narādhamaḥ
वो भूख से बहुत परेशान रहता है। बाँधा हुआ है, आज़ाद नहीं हो सकता। वहाँ उसको बहुत दुख उठाना पड़ता है। बुरा काम करने वाला, सबसे नीचा आदमी है वो।
Varāha (default, instructor voice)
It exemplifies Purāṇic didactic style: vivid penal imagery is used to convey the seriousness of ethical violations.
No geographic location is mentioned.
Wrongdoing is portrayed as leading to severe deprivation and constraint.
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