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Swami Mukundananda

What happens after death to someone who steals or takes what is not theirs?

The Garuda Purana describes punishments for stealing

The Garuda Purana, recited by a Pandit when someone dies in North India, gives a graphic description of what follows stealing: a place where animals bite you slowly and you watch them tear your flesh away. The recitation may not benefit the departed soul, but it will definitely benefit those who are sitting there.

if you stole this in your life then you will go to this place where animals will come and bite you slowly, not all at a time, and you will have to watch them tear your flesh away.

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