Shiva Purana
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तद्वा यद्वा परद्रव्यमपि सर्षपमात्रकम् ॥ अपहृत्य नरा यांति नरकं नात्र संशयः ॥ ५१॥
There is no doubt that stealing another man’s possession, whatever it is, be it of the size of mustard seed, causes fall into hell.
english translation
tadvA yadvA paradravyamapi sarSapamAtrakam ॥ apahRtya narA yAMti narakaM nAtra saMzayaH ॥ 51॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptएवमाद्यैर्नरः पापैरुत्क्रांतिसमनंतरम्॥ शरीरयातनार्थाय सर्वाकारमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ५२ ॥
By these sins the man after his death is born as a serpent for suffering the tortures.
english translation
evamAdyairnaraH pApairutkrAMtisamanaMtaram॥ zarIrayAtanArthAya sarvAkAramavApnuyAt ॥ 52 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयमलोकं व्रजंत्येते शरीरेण यमाज्ञया ॥ यमदूतैर्महाघोरैनीयमानास्सुदुःखिताः ॥ ५३ ॥
At the behest of Yama the sinners go to the world of Yama in their bodies, which are dragged by Yama’s terrible emissaries and are subjected to grief.
english translation
yamalokaM vrajaMtyete zarIreNa yamAjJayA ॥ yamadUtairmahAghorainIyamAnAssuduHkhitAH ॥ 53 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptदेवतिर्यङ्मनुष्याणामधर्मनिरतात्मनाम् ॥ धर्मराजः स्मृतश्शास्ता सुघोरैर्विविधैर्वधैः ॥ ५४॥
Yama is the chastiser of all gods, human beings and animals engaged in evil practices. He chastises them by inflicting diverse terrible punishments.
english translation
devatiryaGmanuSyANAmadharmaniratAtmanAm ॥ dharmarAjaH smRtazzAstA sughorairvividhairvadhaiH ॥ 54॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptनियमाचारयुक्तानां प्रमादात्स्खलितात्मनाम् ॥ प्रायश्चित्तैर्गुरुश्शास्ता न बुधैरिष्यते यमः ॥ ५५ ॥
For those who regularly observe restraints and disciplined life but who err slightly due to oversight, the preceptor is the chastiser through expiatory rites and not Yama as explained by learned men.
english translation
niyamAcArayuktAnAM pramAdAtskhalitAtmanAm ॥ prAyazcittairguruzzAstA na budhairiSyate yamaH ॥ 55 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript