Devi Bhagavatam 9.33.88 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 33, Shloka 88
Nana Karma Vipaka Phala Kathanam
वक्षः श्रोणीस्तनास्यञ्च यः पश्यति परस्त्रियाः । कामेन कामुको यो हि पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते
vakṣaḥ śroṇīstanāsyañca yaḥ paśyati parastriyāḥ | kāmena kāmuko yo hi puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate
欲望に駆られ、バーラタの聖地で他人の妻の胸、腰、顔を凝視する好色な男は……
Yama
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Narrator: Yama
Listener: Savitri
Dialogue Context: Yama explaining the karmic retributions and hells to Savitri.
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Text: Emphasizes that sins are not just physical actions but also mental and sensory indulgences, highlighting the importance of mental purity.
FAQs
The verse describes the sin of a lustful man inappropriately gazing at the body of another man's wife out of desire.
Bharata (India) is considered a 'Punya Kshetra' (holy land) where karmic consequences—both good and bad—are amplified.
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