Devi Bhagavatam 9.35.30 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 35, Shloka 30
Nanakarmavipakaphalakathanam: The Results of Various Karmas
वैश्यो वैश्यां च शूद्रा वा शूद्रश्चापि व्रजेद्यदि । सवर्णपरदारैश्च कषायं यान्ति ते जनाः
vaiśyo vaiśyāṃ ca śūdrā vā śūdraścāpi vrajedyadi । savarṇaparadāraiśca kaṣāyaṃ yānti te janāḥ
...వైశ్యుడు వైశ్య స్త్రీని లేదా శూద్రుడు శూద్ర స్త్రీని చేరినట్లయితే; తమ జాతికి చెందిన పరాయి స్త్రీలతో వ్యభిచరించే ఆ జనులు కషాయ నరకానికి వెళతారు।
Dharmaraja (Yama)
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Narrator: Yama
Listener: Savitri
Dialogue Context: Yama detailing the hell assigned for adultery within one's own caste.
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Text: Moral injunction against violating the sanctity of another's marriage.
Text: Reinforces that 'Paradara' (another's wife) is forbidden territory, and violating this boundary leads to severe spiritual degradation.
FAQs
Kashaya is a specific hell designated for men who commit adultery with married women belonging to their own social class (Savarna).
Yes, the verse explicitly mentions that it applies equally across all Varnas: Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and Shudra.
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