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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.26.28

यस्त्विह वा अनृतं वदति साक्ष्ये द्रव्यविनिमये दाने वा कथञ्चित्स वै प्रेत्य नरकेऽवीचिमत्यध:शिरा निरवकाशे योजनशतोच्छ्रायाद् गिरिमूर्ध्न: सम्पात्यते यत्र जलमिव स्थलमश्मपृष्ठमवभासते तदवीचिमत्तिलशो विशीर्यमाणशरीरो न म्रियमाण: पुनरारोपितो निपतति ॥ २८ ॥
yas tv iha vā anṛtaṁ vadati sākṣye dravya-vinimaye dāne vā kathañcit sa vai pretya narake ’vīcimaty adhaḥ-śirā niravakāśe yojana-śatocchrāyād giri-mūrdhnaḥ sampātyate yatra jalam iva sthalam aśma-pṛṣṭham avabhāsate tad avīcimat tilaśo viśīryamāṇa-śarīro na mriyamāṇaḥ punar āropito nipatati.
[yas tv iha vaa anritam vadati saakshye dravya-vinimaye daane vaa kathanchit sa vai pretya narake ’veechimaty adhah-shiraa niravakaashe yojana-shatochchraayaad giri-moordhnah sampaatyate yatra jalam iva sthalam ashma-prishtham avabhaasate tad aveechimat tilasho visheeryamaana-shareero na mriyamaanah punar aaropito nipatati.]
Word-for-word
yaḥ — anyone who tu — but iha — in this life vā — or anṛtam — a lie vadati — speaks sākṣye — giving witness dravya-vinimaye — in exchange for goods dāne — in giving charity vā — or kathañcit — somehow saḥ — that person vai — indeed pretya — after dying narake — in the hell avīcimati — named Avīcimat (having no water) adhaḥ-śirāḥ — with his head downward niravakāśe — without support yojana-śata — of eight hundred miles ucchrāyāt — having a height giri — of a mountain mūrdhnaḥ — from the top sampātyate — is thrown yatra — where jalam iva — like water sthalam — land aśma-pṛṣṭham — having a surface of stone avabhāsate — appears tat — that avīcimat — having no water or waves tilaśaḥ — in pieces as small as seeds viśīryamāṇa — being broken śarīraḥ — the body na mriyamāṇaḥ — not dying punaḥ — again āropitaḥ — raised to the top nipatati — falls down.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yas tv iha vā anṛtaṁ vadati sākṣye dravya-vinimaye dāne vā kathañcit sa vai pretya narake ’vīcimaty adhaḥ-śirā niravakāśe yojana-śatocchrāyād giri-mūrdhnaḥ sampātyate yatra jalam iva sthalam aśma-pṛṣṭham avabhāsate tad avīcimat tilaśo viśīryamāṇa-śarīro na mriyamāṇaḥ punar āropito nipatati.
yaḥ
anyone who
tu
but
iha
in this life
vā
or
anṛtam
a lie
vadati
speaks
sākṣye
giving witness
dravya-vinimaye
in exchange for goods
dāne
in giving charity
vā
or
kathañcit
somehow
saḥ
that person
vai
indeed
pretya
after dying
narake
in the hell
avīcimati
named Avīcimat (having no water)
adhaḥ-śirāḥ
with his head downward
niravakāśe
without support
yojana-śata
of eight hundred miles
ucchrāyāt
having a height
giri
of a mountain
mūrdhnaḥ
from the top
sampātyate
is thrown
yatra
where
jalam iva
like water
sthalam
land
aśma-pṛṣṭham
having a surface of stone
avabhāsate
appears
tat
that
avīcimat
having no water or waves
tilaśaḥ
in pieces as small as seeds
viśīryamāṇa
being broken
śarīraḥ
the body
na mriyamāṇaḥ
not dying
punaḥ
again
āropitaḥ
raised to the top
nipatati
falls down.
A person who in this life bears false witness or lies while transacting business or giving charity is severely punished after death by the agents of Yamarāja. Such a sinful man is taken to the top of a mountain eight hundred miles high and thrown headfirst into the hell known as Avīcimat. This hell has no shelter and is made of strong stone resembling the waves of water. There is no water there, however, and thus it is called Avīcimat [waterless]. Although the sinful man is repeatedly thrown from the mountain and his body broken to tiny pieces, he still does not die but continuously suffers chastisement.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
A person who, in this life, lies as a witness during business transactions or in giving charity is thrown head first, alone, from the top of a mountain eight hundred miles high in the hell known as Avīcimat (waveless) where the stony land resembles water. Although the sinful man is repeatedly thrown from the mountain and his body broken into tiny pieces, he still does not die. Niravakāśe means “alone.” The meaning of avīci is explained: where there are no waves, only stones resembling waves.
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Personal Guidance
False witness or lying in business or charity lands one in Avīcimat, thrown from a mountain onto stone shaped like waves. Deceit puts us in suspended motion — neither rest nor solid ground. Truthfulness is the foundation we walk on.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I tolerating small lies in business or paperwork that erode my ground?
  • What honest correction would begin to give me solid ground again?
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