नरके कृमिभक्ष्ये ते पतन्ति स्वात्मपोषकाः । ततः प्रसूतिकाले हि कृमिभुक्तश्च सव्रणः
narake kṛmibhakṣye te patanti svātmapoṣakāḥ | tataḥ prasūtikāle hi kṛmibhuktaśca savraṇaḥ
ຜູ້ທີ່ຫຼ້ຽງດູແຕ່ຕົນເອງ ຈະຕົກລົງໃນນະລົກຊື່ “ກຣິມິພັກຊະຍະ”। ແລ້ວໃນເວລາເກີດ ຖືກໜອນກິນ ແລະເຕັມໄປດ້ວຍບາດແຜ।
Skanda (deduced from Skanda Purana narrative style within Āvantya Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-cycle (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A stark karmic tableau: a miserly figure falling into the hell ‘Kṛmibhakṣya’, surrounded by writhing worms; in a parallel vignette, the same soul reborn with ulcerated, worm-eaten wounds—contrasted with a distant, serene riverbank tīrtha where charity is offered.
Self-centered consumption violates dharma; generosity purifies, while selfishness ripens into suffering.
Not specified; the verse supports the broader tīrtha-dharma ethos of Revā Khaṇḍa through emphasis on dāna.
Implied prescription: share food and practice dāna rather than eating solely for oneself.
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