Shikshasamuccaya 321

321

vyāpāda-phalam āha | karma-mayāḥ siṃha-vyāghra-sarpāḥ krodha-abhibhūtāḥ puratas tiṣṭhante | etebhyo bhaya-bhīto yena vā tena vā niḥpalāyate | sa kathaṃ śaknoti palāyitum a-śubhasya karmaṇaḥ | sa tair gṛhyate | gṛhītvā ca pūrvaṃ tāvan mastakād bhujyate yāvat pārśvataḥ sarpair viṣa-daṃṣṭraiḥ saṃdaśya saṃdaśya bhakṣyate | vyāghrair api pṛṣṭhato bhakṣyate | pādāv api vahninā dāhyete sa yama-puruṣair dūrād iṣubhir vidhyatae iti vistaraḥ ||

He states the fruit of ill will: 'Lions, tigers, and snakes made of karma, overcome with rage, stand before him. Terrified of them, he flees wherever he can. How can he escape his unwholesome karma? He is seized by them. Having seized him, he is first eaten from the head down, while from the sides he is bitten repeatedly and devoured by snakes with venomous fangs. He is also devoured from behind by tigers. His feet too are burned with fire, and from a distance he is pierced with arrows by the henchmen of Yama.' And so on in detail.