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Karma Vipaka Samhita · by Anonymous
Chapter 78 · A Warrior's Gifts of Lamps
मूल नक्षत्र तृतीय चरण
॥ शिव उवाच ॥शरय्वाश्चोत्तरे कूले मङ्गलं नाम वै पुरम् ॥तत्र क्षत्र्यवसच्चैको मद्यमांसस्य भोगकृत् ॥ १ ॥
Shiva said: On the north bank of the Sarayu is a city named Mangala. A kshatriya (warrior class) lived there, who enjoyed liquor and meat. (Our text is unclear here: the printing of these words is poor.)
Classical view, not medical advice.
भावसेनश्च नाम्ना स तस्य पत्नी मनोहरा ॥
His name was Bhavasena, and his wife was lovely. He loved prostitutes and gambling. He was greedy and liked by thieves.
प्रत्यहं चौरकर्मेण धनसंचयसंमुखः ॥
Every day he was set on gathering wealth by theft. After much time passed, he died.
सर्पेणापि महादेवि यमदूतैर्यमाज्ञया ॥
It was by a snake, O great Goddess. The messengers of Yama (the god of death) threw him, on Yama's command, into the Raurava hell. It was for sixty…