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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.30.25

आदीपनं स्वगात्राणां वेष्टयित्वोल्मुकादिभि: । आत्ममांसादनं क्‍वापि स्वकृत्तं परतोऽपि वा ॥ २५ ॥
ādīpanaṁ sva-gātrāṇāṁ
[aadeepanam sva-gaatraanaam]
veṣṭayitvolmukādibhiḥ
[veshtayitvolmukaadibhih]
ātma-māṁsādanaṁ kvāpi
[aatma-maamsaadanam kvaapi]
sva-kṛttaṁ parato ’pi vā
[sva-krittam parato ’pi vaa]
Word-for-word
ādīpanam — setting on fire sva-gātrāṇām — of his own limbs veṣṭayitvā — having been surrounded ulmuka-ādibhiḥ — by pieces of burning wood and so on ātma-māṁsa — of his own flesh adanam — eating kva api — sometimes sva-kṛttam — done by himself parataḥ — by others api — else vā — or.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ādīpanaṁ sva-gātrāṇāṁ
ādīpanam
setting on fire
sva-gātrāṇām
of his own limbs
veṣṭayitvolmukādibhiḥ
veṣṭayitvā
having been surrounded
ulmuka-ādibhiḥ
by pieces of burning wood and so on
ātma-māṁsādanaṁ kvāpi
ātma-māṁsa
of his own flesh
adanam
eating
kva api
sometimes
sva-kṛttaṁ parato ’pi vā
sva-kṛttam
done by himself
parataḥ
by others
api
else
vā
or.
He is placed in the midst of burning pieces of wood, and his limbs are set on fire. In some cases he is made to eat his own flesh or have it eaten by others.
Purport

From this verse through the next three verses the description of punishment will be narrated. The first description is that the criminal has to eat his own flesh, burning with fire, or allow others like himself who are present there to eat. In the last great war, people in concentration camps sometimes ate their own stool, so there is no wonder that in the Yamasādana, the abode of Yamarāja, one who had a very enjoyable life eating others’ flesh has to eat his own flesh.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Surrounded by flaming wood, his limbs burst into flames. He is made to eat his own flesh, or others eat his flesh. His punishment is described. The verb “attains” should be supplied. He is made to eat his own flesh or others (parataḥ) eat it.
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Personal Guidance
Hearing about the Lord is treated here as daily medicine, not entertainment. Slowly it rewires what the heart finds attractive, until devotion stops feeling like effort.
Reflection Questions
  • What podcast or playlist would you have to give up to make room for daily kṛṣṇa-kathā?
  • What would change if you treated 30 minutes of kṛṣṇa-kathā as non-negotiable as a meal?
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