Devi Bhagavatam 9.33.38 — Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Skandha 9, Adhyaya 33, Shloka 38
Nana Karma Vipaka Phala Kathanam
अर्थलोभान्महामूढो मांसकुण्डं प्रयाति सः । कन्यालोमप्रमाणाब्दं तद्भोजी तत्र तिष्ठति
arthalobhānmahāmūḍho māṃsakuṇḍaṃ prayāti saḥ | kanyālomapramāṇābdaṃ tadbhojī tatra tiṣṭhati
……因贪财之故，此大愚者必堕入肉池（Mamsakunda）。他在那里以肉为食，其年数等同于其女身上的毛发之数。
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Narrator: Yama
Listener: Savitri
Dialogue Context: Describing the specific hell and duration of punishment for selling a daughter
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Text: Shows that exploiting one's own flesh and blood leads to suffering in a hell of flesh (meat).
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The sinner is cast into Mamsakunda (the hell of meat) for a duration equal to the number of hairs on the daughter's body.
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