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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.26.29

यस्त्विह वै विप्रो राजन्यो वैश्यो वा सोमपीथस्तत्कलत्रं वा सुरां व्रतस्थोऽपि वा पिबति प्रमादतस्तेषां निरयं नीतानामुरसि पदाऽऽक्रम्यास्ये वह्निना द्रवमाणं कार्ष्णायसं निषिञ्चन्ति ॥ २९ ॥
yas tv iha vai vipro rājanyo vaiśyo vā soma-pīthas tat-kalatraṁ vā surāṁ vrata-stho ’pi vā pibati pramādatas teṣāṁ nirayaṁ nītānām urasi padākramyāsye vahninā dravamāṇaṁ kārṣṇāyasaṁ niṣiñcanti.
[yas tv iha vai vipro raajanyo vaishyo vaa soma-peethas tat-kalatram vaa suraam vrata-stho ’pi vaa pibati pramaadatas teshaam nirayam neetaanaam urasi padaakramyaasye vahninaa dravamaanam kaarshnaayasam nishinchanti.]
Word-for-word
yaḥ — anyone who tu — but iha — in this life vai — indeed vipraḥ — a learned brāhmaṇa rājanyaḥ — a kṣatriya vaiśyaḥ — a vaiśya vā — or soma-pīthaḥ — drink soma-rasa tat — his kalatram — wife vā — or surām — liquor vrata-sthaḥ — being situated in a vow api — certainly vā — or pibati — drinks pramādataḥ — out of illusion teṣām — of all of them nirayam — to hell nītānām — being brought urasi — on the chest padā — with the foot ākramya — stepping asye — in the mouth vahninā — by fire dravamāṇam — melted kārṣṇāyasam — iron niṣiñcanti — they pour into.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yas tv iha vai vipro rājanyo vaiśyo vā soma-pīthas tat-kalatraṁ vā surāṁ vrata-stho ’pi vā pibati pramādatas teṣāṁ nirayaṁ nītānām urasi padākramyāsye vahninā dravamāṇaṁ kārṣṇāyasaṁ niṣiñcanti.
yaḥ
anyone who
tu
but
iha
in this life
vai
indeed
vipraḥ
a learned brāhmaṇa
rājanyaḥ
a kṣatriya
vaiśyaḥ
a vaiśya
vā
or
soma-pīthaḥ
drink soma-rasa
tat
his
kalatram
wife
vā
or
surām
liquor
vrata-sthaḥ
being situated in a vow
api
certainly
vā
or
pibati
drinks
pramādataḥ
out of illusion
teṣām
of all of them
nirayam
to hell
nītānām
being brought
urasi
on the chest
padā
with the foot
ākramya
stepping
asye
in the mouth
vahninā
by fire
dravamāṇam
melted
kārṣṇāyasam
iron
niṣiñcanti
they pour into.
Any brāhmaṇa or brāhmaṇa’s wife who drinks liquor is taken by the agents of Yamarāja to the hell known as Ayaḥpāna. This hell also awaits any kṣatriya, vaiśya, or person under a vow who in illusion drinks soma-rasa. In Ayaḥpāna the agents of Yamarāja stand on their chests and pour hot melted iron into their mouths.
Purport

One should not be a brāhmaṇa in name only and engage in all kinds of sinful activities, especially drinking liquor. Brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas must behave according to the principles of their order. If they fall down to the level of śūdras, who are accustomed to drink liquor, they will be punished as described herein.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
In this life, any brāhmaṇa or his wife, or a person during a vrata who drinks liquor, or kṣatriya or vaiśya who drinks soma out of negligence, is taken by the agents of Yamarāja to the hell known as Ayaḥpāna. In Ayaḥpāna the agents of Yamarāja stand on their chests and pour hot melted iron into their mouths. Soma-pīthaḥ means “drinking soma.” They are made to drink iron made liquid by fire.
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Personal Guidance
Brāhmaṇas or those under spiritual vow who drink liquor are punished with molten iron poured into their mouths. The misuse of a sacred role calls down sharper consequence. Live up to the role you've taken or step out of it honestly.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I holding a spiritual role (devotee, teacher, parent in dharma) while indulging in things that contradict it?
  • What integrity step — fulfill the role or honestly relinquish it — is mine to take?
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