In this life, they may be struck by infectious diseases such as syphilis and gonorrhea, and after death, they are liable to experience a thousand hellish sufferings. The Lord strongly condemns illicit sexual activity outside of marriage, adding that those who produce children through illicit unions must go to hell.
During the transfer from one body to another, the soul is carried away by the servants of Yamaraja, the judge of the guilty and lord of death, appointed to this position by Krishna. They first make it pass through a certain type of hellish life so as to accustom it to the conditions it will have to live in its next body.
The sufferings that souls endure in hell are intended to allow them to erase the sins committed and bring them to a realization of the magnitude of their abominable crime, so that they may come to their senses, repent, do penance, turn to God, and resolve to obey the Lord and never repeat the crime. This is what happens to souls who, due to their sinful acts committed in their last life, must reincarnate in the Horn of Africa, where they will have to endure a very difficult existence due to prolonged drought, lack of water, and lack of food. They end up with very emaciated bodies.
This is also what happens to souls who must live in extreme poverty, deep in the forest, in mountainous areas, or in areas of extreme cold.
It is sometimes said that humans know heaven and hell on planet Earth, because infernal punishments are also visible there. If these punishments exist on infernal planets, it is primarily to allow the being who undergoes them to train themselves to live in the infernal conditions to which they will be subjected in their future life, after which they are reborn on another planet to continue their infernal existence. For example, if a man is condemned to live in hell and ingest excrement and urine, he must first train for it on Yamaraja's planet, after which he will obtain a special body, in this case that of a pig, allowing him to believe that he is enjoying life by eating excrement. In all conditions, even the most abominable, the fallen soul believes itself happy. Otherwise, it would be impossible for it to experience such hellish living conditions.
The Lord confirms: After leaving his body, the man who has provided for himself and his family through sinful acts must endure a life of hell, and with him his loved ones.
When a person earns money through dishonest means and uses it to support himself and his family, many members of his family will benefit, but only he will go to Hell. A person who enjoys life by earning money in this way or by envying the condition of others, and who takes pleasure in living with his family and friends, will have to reap alone the fruits of the sins accumulated during his life of violence and iniquity.
For example, if a person obtains money by killing someone and uses it to support his family, those who benefit from these obscure gains must also bear a certain share of responsibility, and for this, go to Hell. But the head of the family will be punished especially.