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Shiva Purana

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व्यास उवाच ॥ ये पापनिरता जीवा महानरकहेतवः ॥ भगवंस्तान्समाचक्ष्व ब्रह्मपुत्र नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ १॥

Vyāsa said:— O holy lord, son of Brahmā, obeisance be to you. Please describe those living beings who are engaged in sins causing their fall into great hells.

english translation

सनत्कुमार उवाच ॥ ये पापनिरता जीवा महानरकहेतवः ॥ ते समासेन कथ्यंते सावधानतया शृणु ॥ २॥

Sanatkumāra said:— I describe to you in brief the living beings who are engaged in sins that cause their fall into great hells. Listen attentively.

english translation

परस्त्रीद्रव्यसंकल्पश्चेतसाऽनिष्टचिंतनम् ॥ अकार्याभिनिवेशश्च चतुर्द्धा कर्म मानसम् ॥ ३ ॥

Pondering over other men’s wives and wealth, wishing for the ill of others mentally, conception of various evil actions and ardent longing for various mean acts, these are the four types of mental activity.

english translation

अविबद्धप्रलापत्वमसत्यं चाप्रियं च यत् ॥ परोक्षतश्च पैशुन्यं चतुर्द्धा कर्म वाचिकम् ॥ ४ ॥

Unconnected jabber, untruthful utterance, displeasing words and backbiting, these are the four types of verbal activity.

english translation

अभक्ष्यभक्षणं हिंसा मिथ्याकार्य्य निवेशनम् ॥ परस्वानामुपादानं चतुर्द्धा कर्म कायिकम् ॥ ५ ॥

Eating forbidden food, violence, wild goose chase and pilfering of other’s property, these are the four types of physical activity.

english translation