Devi Bhagavatam 9.33.59 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 33, Shloka 59
Nana Karma Vipaka Phala Kathanam
भृत्यद्वारा स्वतन्त्रो वा पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते । प्रतप्ते तैलकुण्डेऽग्नौ तिष्ठति स्म चतुर्युगम्
bhṛtyadvārā svatantro vā puṇyakṣetre ca bhārate | pratapte tailakuṇḍe'gnau tiṣṭhati sma caturyugam
भृत्यद्वारा स्वतन्त्रो वा पुण्यक्षेत्रे च भारते । प्रतप्ते तैलकुण्डेऽग्नौ तिष्ठति स्म चतुर्युगम् ॥
Narayana
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Narrator: Narayana
Listener: Narada
Dialogue Context: Description of hells and karmic retributions
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Text: Sins committed in the sacred land of Bharata (India) carry heavier karmic weight because it is considered a 'Karma Bhumi' (land of action).
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The offender is thrown into Tapta Tailakunda (hell of boiling oil) and suffers there for four Yugas (ages).
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