Kapila said: This person certainly does not understand the great prowess of the Vedas, even when he is being overwhelmed like a strong wind by a dense cloud.

Whatever purpose he takes on, for the sake of suffering or happiness, that very person is purified by the Lord, lamenting for whom he acts.

The misguided person thinks that the impermanent body and its attachments are permanent, due to delusion, including house, land, and wealth.

The living being, in this world, takes birth in whatever womb he follows. In that womb, he attains liberation and does not stray away.

Even if one is in hell, one does not wish to abandon the body. Deluded by the divine illusion, one remains in the state of hell.

One who is deeply rooted in the heart, regarding oneself as the son, wife, home, and animals, considers oneself to be many.

This deluded person, who is overwhelmed by all his senses, performs sinful acts without restraint, driven by his wicked desires.

The soul, captured by the illusion of women, engages in secret conversations, like a child speaking in a playful manner.

In the homes where deceit prevails, one who is unperturbed by the sorrows believes he is happy while performing actions to counteract suffering.

Those who are burdened by wealth may harm others; then they themselves are nourished by the sustenance of those whom they harm.

In the context of news that is being lost and repeatedly initiated, the one who is overcome by greed acts with desire for the welfare of others, though devoid of substance.

The one who is destined to support a family, unfortunate and making futile efforts, devoid of prosperity, sighs while contemplating, with a foolish mind.

Thus, those who are engaged in their own sustenance and their spouses do not respect as before, like a cowherd who has lost his cattle.

Even there, one who is born without despair, burdened by old age, faces death in the home.

He lies down, having been overwhelmed, like a householder who has been burdened. The fire of disease, which is difficult to extinguish, is fed by little food and little effort.

As the wind rises, it obstructs the channels of phlegm. The cough and breathlessness arise, causing the throat to make a rumbling sound.

He lies down, surrounded by his relatives, lamenting. Even when spoken to, he does not reply, having fallen under the bondage of time.

Thus, engaged in the maintenance of family, the self-controlled one dies, weeping for his own.

At that time, the messengers of Yama arrived, fierce and with terrible glances. Seeing them, the heart of the frightened one releases urine.

Bound by the nooses of suffering, forcibly around the neck, like a royal elephant, one is led along a long path.

With hearts torn apart, trembling in fear, while being devoured on the path by dogs, he remembers his sins.

Tormented by hunger and thirst, scorched by the sun and wind, he moves along the path, beaten by a thorn, unable to move, even in the water of the hermitage.

There, falling down, exhausted, he faints and rises again, led by the sinful path into the darkness of Yama's abode.

Traveling a thousand yojanas, along ninety-nine paths, he reaches the place of suffering in two or three muhurta.

The one who wraps around the body with the flames of the fire, whether by one's own actions or by others, is the one who consumes the flesh of the self.

The living beings are uplifted from the clutches of the dogs and vultures in the realm of Yama, by the bites of serpents and scorpions, and by the tenfold tortures of the soul.

The act of cutting, the separation of limbs from elephants and others, the falling from the mountain peaks, and the obstruction in the caves of the mango trees.

Those who are entangled in the miseries of darkness, the tortures of the Rauravas, are consumed by men or women who are created through mutual association.

Here, O Mother, it is said that hell and heaven are the same; the tortures that lead to hell are also observed here.

Thus, one who bears a family or even a burden, after abandoning fear, enjoys the fruits of such actions.

One who surrenders, leaving aside this body, is supported by the path of greater skill, and is harmed by the enmity of beings.

A man afflicted by fate, suffering in hell, enjoys the sustenance of his family, as if he has lost his wealth.

The one who is eager to support his family through unrighteous means, goes to the ultimate darkness of ignorance.

From below, as long as the beings of the netherworld exist, they gradually ascend and return here, purified.