History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c71.s1.680

v5.c71.s1.680

Āp. Dh. S (II. 1. 2. 6-7) states that a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya or vaiśya sinner guilty of brāhmaṇa murder, after undergoing the torments of Hell is born again respectively as a Cāṇḍāla, Paulkasa and Vaina and that other sinners who have become outcasts by their sins are born on account of these as certain animals (like pigs). Similarly, Manu XII. 61 provides that one who from greed steals precious stones, pearls, corals and jewels of various kinds is born as a goldsmith.