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Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 39 · A Fisherman Without Mercy
आश्लेषा नक्षत्र चतुर्थ चरण
तन्मध्ये शूद्र एको हि कैवर्तो धनधान्यवान् ॥डालेति नाम विख्यातस्तस्य पत्नी च केशवी ॥३॥
Among them lived a fisherman, a shudra (servant class), rich in wealth and grain. He was named Dala. His wife was Keshavi.
Classical view, not medical advice.
तेन व्यापारतो देवि धनं च बहु संस्थितम् ॥
By trade, O Goddess, he gathered much wealth. He ate meat every day. He liked meat in many forms.
निर्दयः सर्वजन्तूनां कच्छपानां विशेषतः ॥
He had no mercy for any creature, especially for tortoises. After much time his death came.
यमदूतैर्महाघोरे निक्षिप्तश्च यमाज्ञया ॥
By the order of Yama (the god of death), Yama's messengers threw him into a very terrible hell. He suffered the pains of hell for sixty thousand…