सुरां व्रतस्थोऽपि वा पिबति प्रमादतस्तेषां निरयं नीतानामुरसि
पदाक्रम्यास्ये वह्निना द्रवमाणं कार्ष्णायसं निषिञ्चन्ति ॥२९॥
yas tv iha vai vipro rÄjanyo vaiÅ›yo vÄ soma-pÄ«thas tat-kalatraá¹ vÄ surÄá¹ vrata-stho 'pi vÄ pibati pramÄdatas teá¹£Äá¹ nirayaá¹ nÄ«tÄnÄm urasi padÄkramyÄsye vahninÄ dravamÄṇaá¹ kÄrṣṇÄyasaá¹ niá¹£iñcanti
yaḥ - anyone who; tu - but; iha - in this life; vai - indeed; vipraḥ - a learned brÄhmaṇa; rÄjanyaḥ - a ká¹£atriya; vaiÅ›yaḥ - a vaiÅ›ya; vÄ - or; soma-pÄ«thaḥ - drink soma-rasa; tat - his; kalatram - wife; vÄ - or; surÄm - liquor; vrata-sthaḥ - being situated in a vow; api - certainly; vÄ - or; pibati - drinks; pramÄdataḥ - out of illusion; teá¹£Äm - of all of them; nirayam - to hell; nÄ«tÄnÄm - being brought; urasi - on the chest; padÄ - with the foot; Äkramya - stepping; asye - in the mouth; vahninÄ - by fire; dravamÄṇam - melted; kÄrṣṇÄyasam - iron; niá¹£iñcanti - they pour into.
Any brÄhmaṇa or brÄhmaṇa’s wife who drinks liquor is taken by the agents of YamarÄja to the hell known as AyaḥpÄna. This hell also awaits any ká¹£atriya, vaiÅ›ya, or person under a vow who in illusion drinks soma-rasa. In AyaḥpÄna the agents of YamarÄja stand on their chests and pour hot melted iron into their mouths.
One should not be a brÄhmaṇa in name only and engage in all kinds of sinful activities, especially drinking liquor. BrÄhmaṇas, ká¹£atriyas and vaiÅ›yas 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.
