Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 9
Naraka-varṇana: The Hellish Planets and the Karmic Logic of Punishment
एवमेवान्धतामिस्रे यस्तु वञ्चयित्वा पुरुषं दारादीनुपयुङ्क्ते यत्र शरीरी निपात्यमानो यातनास्थो वेदनया नष्टमतिर्नष्टदृष्टिश्च भवति यथा वनस्पतिर्वृश्च्यमानमूलस्तस्मादन्धतामिस्रं तमुपदिशन्ति ॥ ९ ॥
evam evāndhatāmisre yas tu vañcayitvā puruṣaṁ dārādīn upayuṅkte yatra śarīrī nipātyamāno yātanā-stho vedanayā naṣṭa-matir naṣṭa-dṛṣṭiś ca bhavati yathā vanaspatir vṛścyamāna-mūlas tasmād andhatāmisraṁ tam upadiśanti.
他人を狡猾に欺き、その妻や子供を楽しむ者の行き先は、アンダターミスラとして知られる地獄です。そこでの彼の状態は、根元から切り倒される木のようです。アンダターミスラに到達する前でさえ、罪深い生き物は様々な極度の悲惨さにさらされます。これらの苦痛は非常に深刻で、彼は知性と視力を失います。博識な賢者たちがこの地獄をアンダターミスラと呼ぶのはこのためです。
FAQs
This verse says Andhatāmisra is the destination for one who cheats another and wrongfully takes his wife, children, or dependents; the soul suffers such pain that intelligence and even sight are lost, like a tree whose roots are cut.
Śukadeva explains Yamaloka’s punishments to show the law of karma—how adharma brings inevitable suffering—so Parīkṣit (and listeners) develop detachment from sin and turn toward bhakti and righteous living.
Do not exploit or manipulate others for relationships, family advantage, or control; live with integrity and protection of others’ rights, knowing that deception creates severe karmic consequences and spiritual darkness.