Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 74 · A Betel Seller of Vijapura
ज्येष्ठा नक्षत्र तृतीय चरण
एवं बहुदिने जाते तस्य मृत्युरभूच्छिवे ॥ततो वै नरके घोरे यमदूतैर्यमाज्ञया ॥ ६ ॥
Many days passed like this, and he died, O Goddess. Then the messengers of Yama (the god of death), on Yama's command,
Classical view, not medical advice.
निक्षिप्तो वै ततो देवि षष्टिवर्षसहस्रकम् ॥
threw him into a terrible hell for sixty thousand years, O Goddess. He suffered hell's torment, with worms of fearful mouths.
नरकान्निर्गतो देवि शुनो योनिं ततोऽलभत् ॥
He came out of hell, O Goddess, and got a dog's birth. Then a bull's birth. Then he reached human birth.
पूर्वजन्मनि भो देवि दशवर्णां ददौ बहु ॥
In a past birth, O Goddess, he gave a great deal of dashavarna (a gift of ten colours). By that fruit, O Goddess, he now has wealth and grain.