Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.26.12

evam eva mahārauravo yatra nipatitaḿ puruṣaḿ kravyādā nāma ruravas taḿ kravyeṇa ghātayanti yaḥ kevalaḿ dehambharaḥ

SYNONYMS

evam — thus; eva — certainly; mahā-rauravaḥ — the hell known as Mahāraurava; yatra — where; nipatitam — being thrown; puruṣam — a person; kravyādāḥ nāma — named kravyāda; ruravaḥ — the ruru animals; tam — him (the condemned person); kravyeṇa — for eating his flesh; ghātayanti — kill; yaḥ — who; kevalam — only; dehambharaḥ — intent upon maintaining his own body.

TRANSLATION

Punishment in the hell called Mahāraurava is compulsory for a person who maintains his own body by hurting others. In this hell, ruru animals known as kravyāda torment him and eat his flesh.

PURPORT

The animalistic person who lives simply in the bodily concept of life is not excused. He is put into the hell known as Mahāraurava and attacked by ruru animals known as kravyādas.

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