[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c7.1695 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1695 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1695 - **Language:** English ### [c7.1695](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1695) (21) Ayaḥpānam. Those who belong to the first three castes—viz. Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas and Vaiśyas—who indulge in drinking Soma, Surā etc. are bound and thrown into this hell. They are forced to drink melted iron in liquid form. - [Previous: c7.1694](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1694) - [Next: c7.1696](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1696) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1695](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1695) · Pramāṇa