Garuda Purana

प्रयान्ति प्राणिनस्तत्र क्षुत्तापपरिपीडिताः । मातर्भ्रातस्तात इति क्रन्दमानाः सुदुः खिताः ॥ २,३.

Tormented by hunger and thirst, the beings proceed there, crying out in great distress, 'Mother! Brother! Father!'

दह्यमानाङ्घ्रियुगला धरणिस्थेन वह्निना । तेषां गतानां तत्रापि अति शीतिः समीरणः ॥ २,३.

Their pairs of feet are burned by the fire on the ground; when they reach that place, an extremely cold wind blows upon them.

प्रवाति तेन पात्यन्ते तेषां खड्गास्तथोपरि । छिन्नाः पतन्ति ते भूमौ ज्वलत्पावकसंचये ॥ २,३.

Blown by that wind, swords fall upon them from above; cut to pieces, they fall to the ground amidst blazing heaps of fire.

लेलिह्यमाने चान्यत्र तप्ताशेषमहीतले । सारमेयाश्च ते शीघ्रं शातयन्ति शरीरतः ॥ २,३.

Elsewhere, as the ground is licked by flames, swift hounds quickly tear their bodies apart.

तेषां खण्डान्यनेकानि रुदतामतिभीषणे । असिपत्रवनं तात मयैतत्परिकीर्तितम् ॥ २,३.

Their many body parts, dreadful and weeping, are scattered; O dear one, thus have I described the Forest of Sword-leaves.

अतः परं भीमतरं तप्तकुंभं निबोध मे । समन्ततस्तप्तकुम्भा वह्निज्वालासमन्विताः ॥ २,३.

Now hear from me about an even more terrifying hell called the Heated Cauldrons, which are surrounded on all sides by blazing pots filled with flames.

ज्वलदग्निचयास्तप्ततैलायश्चूर्णपूरिताः । एषु दुष्कृतकर्माणो याम्यैः क्षिप्ता ह्यधोमुखाः ॥ २,३.

Filled with burning fires and boiling oil mixed with metal filings, the wicked are thrown headfirst into these by the servants of Yama.

क्वाथ्यन्ते विस्फुटद्गात्रा गलन्मज्जाजलान्विताः । स्फुटत्कपालेनत्रास्थिच्छिद्यमाना विभीषणैः ॥ २,३.

There, their bodies burst apart, their marrow and fluids melting away, and their skulls and bones are shattered by dreadful blows.

गृध्रैरुत्पाट्य मुच्यन्ते पुनस्तेष्वेव वेगितैः । पुनश्चिमचिमायन्ते तैलनैक्यं व्रजन्ति च ॥ २,३.

Torn out by vultures, they are released, but again are swiftly thrown back into the cauldrons, repeatedly boiled and merged with the oil.

द्रवीभूतैः शिरोगात्रैः स्नायुमांसत्वगास्थिभिः । ततो याम्यैर्नरैराशु दर्व्याघट्टनघट्टिताः ॥ २,३.

With their heads and bodies liquefied, along with sinews, flesh, skin, and bones, they are then struck swiftly by Yama's men with ladles, causing repeated agitation.

कृतावर्ते महातैले क्वाथ्यन्ते पापकर्मिणः । एष ते विस्तरेणोक्तस्तप्तकुम्भो मया खग ॥ २,३.

The evil-doers are boiled in a great cauldron of oil, turned over and over; this, O Bird, is the heated vessel, described to you in detail.

आदिमो रौरवः प्रोक्तो महारौरवकोऽपरः । अतिशीतस्तृतीयस्तु चतुर्थो हि निकृन्तनः ॥ २,३.

The first is called Raurava, the second is Mahāraurava, the third is Atiśīta, and the fourth is Nikṛntana.

अप्रतिष्ठः पञ्चमः स्यादसिपत्रवनोऽपरः । सप्तमस्तप्तकुम्भस्तु सप्तैते नरका मताः ॥ २,३.

The fifth is Apratiṣṭha, the sixth is Asipatravana, and the seventh is Taptakumbha; these seven are considered the hells.

श्रूयन्तेन्यान्यपि तथा नरकाणि नराधमाः । कर्मणां तारतम्येन तेषुतेषु पतन्ति हि ॥ २,३.

Other hells are also heard of, O lowest of men; according to the gradation of their deeds, they fall into these various hells.

तथा हि नरको रोधः शूकरस्ताल एव च । तप्तकुम्भो महाज्वालः शबलोऽथ विमोहनः ॥ २,३.

Thus, the hells are Rodha, Śūkara, Tāla, Taptakumbha, Mahājvāla, Śabala, and Vimohana.

क्रिमिश्च क्रिमभक्षश्च लालाभक्षो विषञ्जनः । अधः शिराः पूयवहो रुधिरान्धश्च विड्रभुजः ॥ २,३.

Also, there are Krimi, Krimibhakṣa, Lālābhakṣa, Viṣañjana, Adhaḥśirā, Pūyavaha, Rudhirāndha, and Viḍrabhuja.

तथा वैतरणी सू (मू) मसिपत्रवनं तथा । अग्निज्वालो महाघोरः सन्दंशो वाप्यभोजनः ॥ २,३.

Likewise, there are Vaitaraṇī, Sūmū (or Mūmasipatravana), Agnijvāla, Mahāghora, Sandaṃśa, and Vāpyabhojana.

तमश्च कालसूत्रं च लोहश्चाप्यभिदस्तथा । अप्रतिष्ठोऽप्यवीचिश्च नरका एवमादयः ॥ २,३.

There are also Tamaḥ, Kālasūtra, Loha, Abhida, Apratiṣṭha, and Avīci; these are the principal hells.

तामसा नरकाः सर्वे यमस्य विषये स्थिताः । येषु दुष्कृतकर्माणः पतन्ति हि पृथक्पृथक् ॥ २,३.

All these hells, filled with darkness, are situated in Yama's domain, into which those who commit evil deeds fall, each according to their actions.

भूमेरधस्तात्ते सर्वे रौरवाद्याः प्रकीर्तिताः । रोघो गोघ्नो भ्रूणहा च अग्निदाता नरः पतेत् ॥ २,३.

All these, beginning with Raurava, are said to be beneath the earth; one who kills a cow, a disease-bringer, a slayer of a fetus, or one who gives fire wrongly, falls into hell.

सूकरे ब्रह्महा मज्जेत्सुरापः स्वर्णतस्करः । ताले पतेत्क्षत्त्रहन्ता हत्वा वैश्यं च दुर्गतिः ॥ २,३.

A Brahmin-killer sinks in Śūkara; a drinker of liquor, a gold thief, and a slayer of a kṣatriya fall into Tāla; one who kills a vaiśya meets a miserable fate.

ब्रह्महत्यां च यः कुर्याद्यश्च स्याद्गुरुतल्पगः । स्वसृगामी तप्तकुम्भी तथा राजभटोऽनृती ॥ २,३.

Whoever commits Brahmin-murder, or violates the teacher's wife, or approaches his own sister, goes to Taptakumbha, as does a royal officer who lies.

तप्तलोहैश्च विक्रेता तथा बन्धनरक्षिता । माध्वी विक्रयकर्तां च यस्तु भक्तं परित्यजेत् ॥ २,३.

A seller of heated iron, a prison guard, one who sells honey, and one who abandons a devotee—all these fall into hell.

महाज्वाली दुहितरं स्नुषां गच्छति यस्तु वै । वेदो विक्रीयते यैश्च वेदं दूषयते तु यः ॥ २,३.

He who approaches his daughter or daughter-in-law, or sells the Veda, or corrupts the Veda, falls into Mahājvāla.

गुरुं चैवावमन्यन्ते वाक्शरैस्ताडयन्ति च । अगम्यागामी च नरो नरकं शबलं व्रजेत् ॥ २,३.

Those who disrespect their teacher, strike him with words or letters, or approach forbidden women, go to the hell called Śabala.

विमोहे पतते शूरे मर्यादां यो भिनत्ति वै । दुरिष्टं कुरुते यस्तु कृमिभक्षं प्रपद्यते ॥ २,३.

He who falls into Vimohana is a warrior who breaks boundaries, one who does wicked deeds, or one who eats what is forbidden, and thus enters Krimibhakṣa.

देवब्राह्मणविद्वेष्टा लालाभक्षे पतत्यपि । कुण्डकर्ता कुलालश्च न्यासहर्ता चिकित्सकः ॥ २,३.

One who hates gods or Brahmins falls into Lālābhakṣa; a maker of pits, a potter, one who misappropriates deposits, or a physician—

आरामेष्वग्निदाता च एते यान्ति विषञ्जने । असत्प्रतिग्रही यस्तु तथैवायाज्ययाजकः ॥ २,३.

Those who give fire in gardens, those who administer poison, those who accept improper gifts, and those who perform sacrifices with forbidden offerings—these all go to the realm of poison.

न क्षत्त्रैर्जोवते यस्तु नरो गच्छेदधोमुखम् । क्षीरं सुरां च मासं लाक्षां गन्धं रसं तिलान् ॥ २,३.

A man who trades with warriors, or who sells milk, liquor, meat, lac, perfumes, juices, or sesame seeds, will go with his face downward.