bakthi baavam nirainthavar sukar aruliyathai kudikiraar.. sirithu alavu bakthiyaal/vilakkaamai ontre porum veruppu inmai maari viruppu vara aarambikkum/aasai yai vilaiththu kodukkum baagavatha puraanam..7 keel lokam/peyar vasikiravar,edai vali 5-24 ath yaaththil therivikiraar..sinkikai pillai raaku-peyar/10000 yojanai thooram keel/ buva 1 laksham yojanai uyarathil sooryan/amutha kadaiyum poluthu mokini vadivam yeduthu devarkalukku pakirnthu/ mokana puri .vali thunai perumaal/kaala mekathai antri matru ontru illai kathiye 10-1 pathikam/archiraathi maarkathil alaiththu kondu pokiraan..thaanum thevanaka vesham kondu amara sooriya chandra adaiyaalam kaatta akappaiyaal thattineer..pidikka varukiraan grakanam/powrnami chandra grakanam amavasai soorya grakanam.. 12000 yojanai soman pattanam/pidikka paarthu viduvaan/ keel lokankal -ubaraaka kaalam/ thulya grakanam kanikiraarkal panchaankaththil .. mathyama kaalam theriyum idam yellaam sollum panchaankam..baratha thani sirappu/sitharkal erukiraarkal/ 10000 bootha kanankal/100 yojanai varai paravai parakkum..hamsa /parunthu kaluku pontravai/10000 yjanai edai veli peruththu arthalam /vithala suthala .paathaalam aakiya 7 lokankal..kellikkaikal pala undu..bilam -kuhai pola erukkum..mandabankal pirakaarankal pala mayan sirppiyaal/ athala lokam balan vasikiraan mayan pillai pala maayai theriyum ivanukku.. naane yeesvaran siththan yenbaan ..vithala lokathil paramesvaran -paarvathi thanka mayamaana aaru odum/sutholam bali chakaravarthy irukiraan/gathai yudan kaaval/thalaatha loka mayan/maayaathalam sadruka -paambukal vasikkum/ rasaathala lokathil -thaanavarkal vasikiraar/paathalathil naaka lokam .evai anaiththukkum .keele aathi seshan thaanku kiraar..
vilaiyaattu pola padaiththu kaaththu alikiraan -ulakam yaavaiyum -kambar/sri baashyam mangala slokam akila puvana –aathi leele -alakilaa vilaiyaattu udaiyavar thalaivar..akila buvana -ulakam yaavaiyum. soththu yeththanai kanakku ida mudiyaathu.. bookola varanan–23/24 athyaayam..keel lokam 7 paarthom..vaasuki muthalaana naaka lokam..paathaala lokam –8 paambu kal karudan saathi kondu irukiraar..naaka lokam..svarkam pola perumai..anda kadaakam thalaiyil yerumbu pola thaanku kiraar 25th athyaayam.. muthal slokam -5-25-1/aathi seshan sankarshanan -peyar 30000 yojanai keel kaatru mandalam naduvil 1000 thalai udan.. peyar otrumai aathi seshan -bala raaman/ sankarshanan peyar ivarukkum thevaki garbathil irunthu rohini thevi garbathil pukuththa pattaar.. thiru paarkadal -vyookam/sankarshanan allikkum seyal pannuvaar.. eppo aathi seshanukku sankarshanan peyar..kulappi kolla koodaathu..rudran thontrinaar evar edathil erunthu 11 rudrarkal/3 kan/thiri soolam. thiru naankoor yekaa dasa rudrarkalukku kaadshi thara erukiraar.. aathithyaanaam akam vishnu/ 11 rudranil sankarshanan -geethai..sithar saaranar rishikal sthothram seykiraarkal..mihuntha palathudan irukiraar beedathil koorma bagavaan.. athan mel aathi seshan.. shock absorber naduvil kaaththu moochu vidum pothu ..paruththu ellaithal periya uruvathudan yenbathaal..aayiram padam pallam pala ..sama thalam vendum yenbathaal kaatru mandalam 30000 yojanai thooram..kulanthaikalai kaakka panni irukiraar.. anantha gunankal kondavar antham atravar.. aathi seshan madiyil -ananthan yellai illaathavanai than madiyil yellaikku ud paduthi vaithu kondathaal ananthan..mathu.vaijayanthi vana maalaam tharithu kondu..thenai kudikka vandu reenkaaram otrai kundalam tharithu iruppaar..thiru kanna puram naahai sowndra raajan thani kal/ oru kaalil mel thontri poo..halam kalappai aayutham thariththu kondu..thanjam ivare yentru ..kainkaryathil muthanmai aathi seshan..yethai patri kedkka num yama pattanam narakam mel vivaranam vaay vaarthaiyaaka paarppom neril illai..
polika polika polika ..kaliyum kedum ..aadi uli thara kandom 5-10 -1..adiyaarkal nanku vaalattum..seluppaaka bakthiyaal thalaikka aaseer vaathikiraar ..enba then paayvathu pol erukirathu 5-26 athyaayam. ner yethir karuthu ..narakankal 28 vilakka padukintrana..naam pokaamal irukkalaam.. narakathai alikka mudiyaathu veppam poka veesalaam kosu valai/ porvai thaduthu kollalaam..perumaal thiru vadi patrinaal yaman kitta maattaan.. thandikkum kadamai yamanukku..yaamya thik therkku thik -yama pattanam..narakam niraiya -yellaa vuoorum ontru svarka lokam ontre -thri guna srathai -aad pattu vevere seyal purikiraan saasthram maruthathai seythaal–veveru paapam sambaathikiraan..karma palan –moontru lokathil ulle keel lokathil ullathu..agni pithru ganankal pokum valiyil ullanar..vivasvaan vaivas sudan yaman -sooriyan pillai thaan ivan..21 narakankal/ 28..thaamisraka -kumbee .kirimi bojana vajra kandaka visasanam ..uba narakankal 7 thantha soka soosi mukam..yaathana boomi -uyarntha sareerathudan narakam povom adikka uthaikka neruppil samaikka palam udaiya udambu tharuvaarkal. uthai thaanka ..para viththa -sothu pillai manaivi aba karithaal kaalam paasa kayiraal katti /patni thanneer kooda tharaamal ulakkaiyaal adippar yeetti kuththi paya paduthuvaar thaamisra narakam.. purushanai yemaatri manaiviabakarithaal antha misranarakam maram pola ninaivu pechu moochu illaamal thetri thandanai koduppaarkal.. saadshi pala undu..report nithyam undu..chitra kupthan thappe panna villai..naane raajaa -yenbavan -kudumbathai radshikka vaalbavan-adiyaarkal vaala kadal soolntha man ulakam vaala piraathikkaamal rauravam -narakam..mirukankalai himsiththu avai vanthu thunba paduthum..aduthu udala inbam kondu saasthram vithitha maranthaal makaa ravravam puli padshi unnum/ kumbi baakam aduthu -thatha thailam yerinthu thailathil vittu ..pokaatha valisolvaar paarppom adutha athyaayathil..
Nymisaaranyam nimishathil aranya shedram nemi chakaram nymisaaranyam darbam kaatti vadivathilum pushkaril thanneer vadivathilum..narakam poka payappattaal -inke sevikanum kaliyan..kothikkum sembinaal paavaiyai thaluvu yenbar..nymisaaranyathull yenthaay ..veda vyaasar amarnthu yeluthi irukiraar.. arputha shedram alakiya nathi vetha vyaasar gukai ..thanthai thaay anthanan bakthanukku throkam pannuvan kaala soothra narakam sembaal yiyantra paathram neruppum sooriyanum veppam vuoottum kothipaal oduvaan pasu maattukku yethainai romam irunthu irukkumo athanai varusham. aduthu asi pathra vanam kasai kondu adippar vetha abasaaram panninavar..sookara mukam aduthu arasano raajyam nadaththaa vidil ..parathra antha koobam paalum kinaru narakam..maram sedi kodi ulaka nanmai intri alithaal -maasu paduthuvathu maram vettuvathai -makalukku iyarkkai thaduthaal/ kirumi bojajanam aduthu -kidaitha unavai thaan mattum undaal.. samtham uosi vaithu kuthuvaarkal..bakthan arasan pen radnam sothai abakariththaal inke povaar ..piraanikalai punarnthaal -vajra kandaka saalmali narakam..14th vaitharani narakam ithe peril nathiyum undu loka mariyaathai kettu nadunthaal ..moothra malam yelumbu maamsam seel sathai ratham nathi/ aduthu aacharam intri mirukam pol udal inbam pooya vin moothram/piraani vatham pirana vaayu kashda paduthum seyal -lakshya bootha/ damba homam dabas yaagam yagjam panninaal vaisasa narakam povaan..kaama sukam pannum pothu ava mariyaathai kondu naduthinaal -neruppu vaithaal visham serthaal sothai keduthaal 700 sen naay kadikkum/darman yaakam seythavan manaiviyai aba karithaal avanum narakathil/ mahaan ava mariyaathai shaara karma narakam/thantha sooham naraham mattai yer udkaarnthu piraani vathai panninaal inthu thalai paambu pidunkum..thanathu allaatha sothai bootham kaappathu pola sussi muka narakam..intha paapathukku intha narakam..baagavatham padithu vaasithu anushtithaal poka maattaan..aaraavathu skantham kedppom aduththu..
saasthra saaram baagavatham ..6 skantham ippoluthu..naraka varnanai paarthom parishid iyam pirakka vidu pada vali yenna ..vulle poka vali sonneer veli vara vali yenna ..muthal moontru athyaayankal naama sangeerthana mahimai sollum. ajaamilan kathai/ daksha pirajaa pathi vamsam/ virutharaasuran -indran mudithathu chitra kethu kathai /..muthalil ajamala ubaakyaanam ..thiru naamankalai keerthanam thani sirappu..vethathilum vethaanthakalulum solla patta karuthe ..aruli seyalkalilum undu/bakthi valarkku thoondu kolaaka pothuvaana darmam ..kule sekara mukuntha maalai sri vallebi.. mukunthan-thiru vanchi kalam sevai..pushkarani anjeneyar kovil.. perumaalthiru moli aruliyavaro pir pattavaro.. naamankalai pirathi thinamum pirathi pathamum ..vaayppai vittu vidaamal jikve kesava keerthanam kulam tharum naakku payan petra thaayinim aayiram seyyum thiru kuraiyaloor avathaaram.. ubadesam petrathum vaadinen vaadinen..naadi nen naadi naan kandu konden naaraayanan yentra naamam. pathinmarum sonna karuthu ithu thaan..piraaya chiththam kaliyukathukku thani vali yeliya vali..kettu rasikka kathai anaivarum..kulanthaikal kooda ..aananthamaana kathai 7th narasinha avathaaram 10 baala krishna saritham.. vethaantham mudinthathu.. kashdam illai ..modsham kidaikka vali. ninaikka ninaikka inbam kittum..vishayathai mattum ninainthaal pothum. naam avanai adaiya thaan intelectual capacity check panna illai srathai erukka yentru mattum paarppaan..nivruthi maarkam..archiraathi maarkathaal modsham poka vali sonneer sarana gathi panni /aduthu piravarthu maarkam karma bakthi gjaana puthra kaamoshti svarkam poka vali sonneer/ 21 vakai 7 narakam sonneer athu vali sella koodaathu. svaayambu manu thuruvan piriyam varadan aathi jada baradar kathai sonneer..boo kola varnanai sonneer thirupthi yaaha ketten yenkiraar barishid.. santhekam ippo -payam .pokaamal irukka vali ponavarkal veliyil vara vali yaanai kulithaal pola pala vali paapame moodaamal irukkum vali solkiren yenkiraar..p[aarppom..
Sloham 5-24-2-
TEXT
yad adas taraner mandalam pratapatas tad vistarato yojanayutam acaksate
dvadasa-sahasram somasya trayodasa-sahasram rahor yah parvani tadvyavadhana-
krd vairanubandhah surya-candramasav abhidhavati.
The sun globe, which is a source of heat, extends for 10,000 yojanas
[80,000 miles]. The moon extends for 20,000 yojanas [160,000 miles], and
Rahu extends for 30,000 yojanas [240,000 miles]. Formerly, when nectar
was being distributed, Rahu tried to create dissension between the sun
and moon by interposing himself between them. Rahu is inimical toward
both the sun and the moon, and therefore he always tries to cover the
sunshine and moonshine on the dark-moon day and full-moon night.
Sloham 24-4-
tato ‘dhastat siddha-carana-vidyadharanam sadanani tavan matra eva.
Below Rahu by 10,000 yojanas [80,000 miles] are the planets known as
Siddhaloka, Caranaloka and Vidyadhara-loka.
Sloham 24-7-
upavarnitam bhumer yatha-sannivesavasthanam avaner apy adhastat sapta
bhu-vivara ekaikaso yojanayutantarenayama-vistarenopaklpta atalam vitalam
sutalam talatalam mahatalam rasatalam patalam iti.
My dear King, beneath this earth are seven other planets, known as
Atala, Vitala, Sutala, Talatala, Mahatala, Rasatala and Patala. I have
already explained the situation of the planetary systems of earth. The
width and length of the seven lower planetary systems are calculated to
be exactly the same as those of earth.
Sloham 24-11-
yatra ha vava na bhayam aho-ratradibhih kala-vibhagair upalaksyate.
Since there is no sunshine in those subterranean planets, time is not
divided into days and nights, and consequently fear produced by time does
not exist
Sloham 24-16-
athatale maya-putro ‘suro balo nivasati yena ha va iha srstah san-navatir
mayah kascanadyapi mayavino dharayanti yasya ca jrmbhamanasya mukhatas
trayah stri-gana udapadyanta svairinyah kaminyah pumscalya iti ya vai
bilayanam pravistam purusam rasena hatakakhyena sadhayitva svavilasavalokananuraga-
smita-samlapopaguhanadibhih svairam kila ramayanti
yasminn upayukte purusa isvaro ‘ham siddho ‘ham ity ayuta-maha-gaja-balam
atmanam abhimanyamanah katthate madandha iva.
My dear King, now I shall describe to you the lower planetary systems,
one by one, beginning from Atala. In Atala there is a demon, the son of
Maya Danava named Bala, who created ninety-six kinds of mystic power.
Some so-called yogis and svamis take advantage of this mystic power to
cheat people even today. Simply by yawning, the demon Bala created three
kinds of women, known as svairini, kamini and pumscali. The svairinis
like to marry men from their own group, the kaminis marry men from any
group, and the pumscalis change husbands one after another. If a man
enters the planet of Atala, these women immediately capture him and
induce him to drink an intoxicating beverage made with a drug known as
hataka [cannabis indica]. This intoxicant endows the man with great
sexual prowess, of which the women take advantage for enjoyment. A woman
will enchant him with attractive glances, intimate words, smiles of love
and then embraces. In this way she induces him to enjoy sex with her to
her full satisfaction. Because of his increased sexual power, the man
thinks himself stronger than ten thousand elephants and considers himself
most perfect. Indeed, illusioned and intoxicated by false pride, he
thinks himself God, ignoring impending death.
Sloham 24-17-
tato ‘dhastad vitale haro bhagavan hatakesvarah sva-parsada-bhutaganavrtah
prajapati-sargopabrmhanaya bhavo bhavanya saha mithuni-bhuta
aste yatah pravrtta sarit-pravara hataki nama bhavayor viryena yatra
citrabhanur matarisvana samidhyamana ojasa pibati tan nisthyutam
hatakakhyam suvarnam bhusanenasurendravarodhesu purusah saha purusibhir
dharayanti.
The next planet below Atala is Vitala, wherein Lord Siva, who is known
as the master of gold mines, lives with his personal associates, the
ghosts and similar living entities. Lord Siva, as the progenitor, engages
in sex with Bhavani, the progenitress, to produce living entities, and
from the mixture of their vital fluid the river named Hataki is
generated. When fire, being made to blaze by the wind, drinks of this
river and then sizzles and spits it out, it produces gold called Hataka.
The demons who live on that planet with their wives decorate themselves
with various ornaments made from that gold, and thus they live there very
happily.
Sloham 24-18-
tato ‘dhastat sutale udara-sravah punya-sloko virocanatmajo balir
bhagavata mahendrasya priyam cikirsamanenaditer labdha-kayo bhutva vatuvamana-
rupena paraksipta-loka-trayo bhagavad-anukampayaiva punah
pravesita indradisv avidyamanaya susamrddhaya sriyabhijustah svadharmenaradhayams
tam eva bhagavantam aradhaniyam apagata-sadhvasa aste
‘dhunapi.
Below the planet Vitala is another planet, known as Sutala, where the
great son of Maharaja Virocana, Bali Maharaja, who is celebrated as the
most pious king, resides even now. For the welfare of Indra, the King of
heaven, Lord Visnu appeared in the form of a dwarf brahmacari as the son
of Aditi and tricked Bali Maharaja by begging for only three paces of
land but taking all the three worlds. Being very pleased with Bali
Maharaja for giving all his possessions, the Lord returned his kingdom
and made him richer than the opulent King Indra. Even now, Bali Maharaja
engages in devotional service by worshiping the Supreme Personality of
Godhead in the planet of Sutala.
Sloham 24-23-
yat tad bhagavatanadhigatanyopayena yacna-cchalenapahrta-svasariravasesita-
loka-trayo varuna-pasais ca sampratimukto giri-daryam
capaviddha iti hovaca.
When the Supreme Personality of Godhead could see no other means of
taking everything away from Bali Maharaja, He adopted the trick of
begging from him and took away all the three worlds. Thus only his body
was left, but the Lord was still not satisfied. He arrested Bali
Maharaja, bound him with the ropes of Varuna and threw him in a cave in a
mountain. Nevertheless, although all his property was taken and he was
thrown into a cave, Bali Maharaja was such a great devotee that he spoke
as follows.
Sloham 24-25-
yasyanudasyam evasmat-pitamahah kila vavre na tu sva-pitryam yad
utakutobhayam padam diyamanam bhagavatah param iti bhagavatoparate khalu
sva-pitari.
Bali Maharaja said: My grandfather Prahlada Maharaja is the only
person who understood his own self-interest. Upon the death of Prahlada’s
father, Hiranyakasipu, Lord Nrsimhadeva wanted to offer Prahlada his
father’s kingdom and even wanted to grant him liberation from material
bondage, but Prahlada accepted neither. Liberation and material opulence,
he thought, are obstacles to devotional service, and therefore such gifts
from the Supreme Personality of Godhead are not His actual mercy.
Consequently, instead of accepting the results of karma and jnana,
Prahlada Maharaja simply begged the Lord for engagement in the service of
His servant.
Sloham 24-28-
tato ‘dhastat talatale mayo nama danavendras tri-puradhipatir bhagavata
purarina tri-loki-sam cikirsuna nirdagdha-sva-pura-trayas tat-prasadal
labdha-pado mayavinam acaryo mahadevena pariraksito vigata-sudarsanabhayo
mahiyate.
Beneath the planet known as Sutala is another planet, called Talatala,
which is ruled by the Danava demon named Maya. Maya is known as the
acarya [master] of all the mayavis, who can invoke the powers of sorcery.
For the benefit of the three worlds, Lord Siva, who is known as
Tripurari, once set fire to the three kingdoms of Maya, but later, being
pleased with him, he returned his kingdom. Since that time, Maya Danava
has been protected by Lord Siva, and therefore he falsely thinks that he
need not fear the Sudarsana cakra of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Sloham 24-29-
tato ‘dhastan mahatale kadraveyanam sarpanam naika-sirasam krodhavaso
nama ganah kuhaka-taksaka-kaliya-susenadi-pradhana maha-bhogavantah
patattri-rajadhipateh purusa-vahad anavaratam udvijamanah svakalatrapatya-
suhrt-kutumba-sangena kvacit pramatta viharanti.
The planetary system below Talatala is known as Mahatala. It is the
abode of many-hooded snakes, descendants of Kadru, who are always very
angry. The great snakes who are prominent are Kuhaka, Taksaka, Kaliya and
Susena. The snakes in Mahatala are always disturbed by fear of Garuda,
the carrier of Lord Visnu, but although they are full of anxiety, some of
them nevertheless sport with their wives, children, friends and
relatives.
Sloham 24-30-
tato ‘dhastad rasatale daiteya danavah panayo nama nivata-kavacah kaleya
hiranya-puravasina iti vibudha-pratyanika utpattya mahaujaso mahasahasino
bhagavatah sakala-lokanubhavasya harer eva tejasa pratihatabalavalepa
bilesaya iva vasanti ye vai saramayendra-dutya vagbhir mantravarnabhir
indrad bibhyati.
Beneath Mahatala is the planetary system known as Rasatala, which is
the abode of the demoniac sons of Diti and Danu. They are called Panis,
Nivata-kavacas, Kaleyas and Hiranya-puravasis [those living in Hiranyapura].
They are all enemies of the demigods, and they reside in holes
like snakes. From birth they are extremely powerful and cruel, and
although they are proud of their strength, they are always defeated by
the Sudarsana cakra of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who rules all
the planetary systems. When a female messenger from Indra named Sarama
chants a particular curse, the serpentine demons of Mahatala become very
afraid of Indra.
Sloham 24-31-
tato ‘dhastat patale naga-loka-patayo vasuki-pramukhah sankha-kulikamahasankha-
sveta-dhananjaya-dhrtarastra-sankhacuda-kambalasvataradevadattadayo
maha-bhogino mahamarsa nivasanti yesam u ha vai pancasapta-
dasa-sata-sahasra-sirsanam phanasu viracita maha-manayo rocisnavah
patala-vivara-timira-nikaram sva-rocisa vidhamanti.
Beneath Rasatala is another planetary system, known as Patala or
Nagaloka, where there are many demoniac serpents, the masters of
Nagaloka, such as Sankha, Kulika, Mahasankha, Sveta, Dhananjaya,
Dhrtarastra, Sankhacuda, Kambala, Asvatara and Devadatta. The chief among
them is Vasuki. They are all extremely angry, and they have many, many
hoods–some snakes five hoods, some seven, some ten, others a hundred and
others a thousand. These hoods are bedecked with valuable gems, and the
light emanating from the gems illuminates the entire planetary system of
bila-svarga.
Sloham 25-1-
sri-suka uvaca
tasya mula-dese trimsad-yojana-sahasrantara aste ya vai kala bhagavatas
tamasi samakhyatananta iti satvatiya drastr-drsyayoh sankarsanam aham ity
abhimana-laksanam yam sankarsanam ity acaksate.
Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said to Maharaja Pariksit: My dear King,
approximately 240,000 miles beneath the planet Patala lives another
incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is the expansion of
Lord Visnu known as Lord Ananta or Lord Sankarsana. He is always in the
transcendental position, but because He is worshiped by Lord Siva, the
deity of tamo-guna or darkness, He is sometimes called tamasi. Lord
Ananta is the predominating Deity of the material mode of ignorance as
well as the false ego of all conditioned souls. When a conditioned living
being thinks, “I am the enjoyer, and this world is meant to be enjoyed by
me,” this conception of life is dictated to him by Sankarsana. Thus the
mundane conditioned soul thinks himself the Supreme Lord.
Sloham 25-3-
yasya ha va idam kalenopasanjihirsato ‘marsa-viracita-rucira-bhramadbhruvor
antarena sankarsano nama rudra ekadasa-vyuhas try-aksas trisikham
sulam uttambhayann udatisthat.
At the time of devastation, when Lord Anantadeva desires to destroy
the entire creation, He becomes slightly angry. Then from between His two
eyebrows appears three-eyed Rudra, carrying a trident. This Rudra, who is
known as Sankarsana, is the embodiment of the eleven Rudras, or
incarnations of Lord Siva. He appears in order to devastate the entire
creation.
Sloham 5-25-13-
evam-prabhavo bhagavan ananto
duranta-viryoru-gunanubhavah
mule rasayah sthita atma-tantro
yo lilaya ksmam sthitaye bibharti
There is no end to the great and glorious qualities of that powerful
Lord Anantadeva. Indeed, His prowess is unlimited. Though selfsufficient,
He Himself is the support of everything. He resides beneath
the lower planetary systems and easily sustains the entire universe.
Sloham 5-26-5-
rsir uvaca
antarala eva tri-jagatyas tu disi daksinasyam adhastad bhumer uparistac
ca jalad yasyam agnisvattadayah pitr-gana disi svanam gotranam paramena
samadhina satya evasisa asasana nivasanti.
The great sage Sukadeva Gosvami answered: All the hellish planets are
situated in the intermediate space between the three worlds and the
Garbhodaka Ocean. They lie on the southern side of the universe, beneath
Bhu-mandala, and slightly above the water of the Garbhodaka Ocean.
Pitrloka is also located in this region between the Garbhodaka Ocean and
the lower planetary systems. All the residents of Pitrloka, headed by
Agnisvatta, meditate in great samadhi on the Supreme Personality of
Godhead and always wish their families well.
yatra ha vava bhagavan pitr-rajo vaivasvatah sva-visayam prapitesu svapurusair
jantusu samparetesu yatha-karmavadyam dosam evanullanghitabhagavac-
chasanah sagano damam dharayati.
The King of the pitas is Yamaraja, the very powerful son of the sungod.
He resides in Pitrloka with his personal assistants and, while
abiding by the rules and regulations set down by the Supreme Lord, has
his agents, the Yamadutas, bring all the sinful men to him immediately
upon their death. After bringing them within his jurisdiction, he
properly judges them according to their specific sinful activities and
sends them to one of the many hellish planets for suitable punishments.
tatra haike narakan eka-vimsatim ganayanti atha tams te rajan nama-rupalaksanato
‘nukramisyamas tamisro ‘ndhatamisro rauravo maharauravah
kumbhipakah kalasutram asipatravanam sukaramukham andhakupah krmibhojanah
sandamsas taptasurmir vajrakantaka-salmali vaitarani puyodah pranarodho
visasanam lalabhaksah sarameyadanam avicir ayahpanam iti; kinca
ksarakardamo raksogana-bhojanah sulaproto dandasuko ‘vata-nirodhanah
paryavartanah sucimukham ity asta-vimsatir naraka vividha-yatanabhumayah.
Some authorities say that there is a total of twenty-one hellish
planets, and some say twenty-eight. My dear King, I shall outline all of
them according to their names, forms and symptoms. The names of the
different hells are as follows: Tamisra, Andhatamisra, Raurava,
Maharaurava, Kumbhipaka, Kalasutra, Asi-patravana, Sukaramukha,
Andhakupa, Krmibhojana, Sandamsa, Taptasurmi, Vajrakantaka-salmali,
Vaitarani, Puyoda, Pranarodha, Visasana, Lalabhaksa, Sarameyadana, Avici,
Ayahpana, Ksarakardama, Raksogana-bhojana, Sulaprota, Dandasuka, Avatanirodhana,
Paryavartana and Sucimukha. All these planets are meant for
punishing the living entities
Slokam 14-
yas tv iha brahma-dhruk sa kalasutra-samjnake narake ayuta-yojanaparimandale
tamramaye tapta-khale upary-adhastad agny-arkabhyam atitapyamane
‘bhinivesitah ksut-pipasabhyam ca dahyamanantar-bahih-sarira
aste sete cestate ‘vatisthati paridhavati ca yavanti pasu-romani tavad
varsa-sahasrani.
The killer of a brahmana is put into the hell known as Kalasutra,
which has a circumference of eighty thousand miles and which is made
entirely of copper. Heated from below by fire and from above by the
scorching sun, the copper surface of this planet is extremely hot. Thus
the murderer of a brahmana suffers from being burned both internally and
externally. Internally he is burning with hunger and thirst, and
externally he is burning from the scorching heat of the sun and the fire
beneath the copper surface. Therefore he sometimes lies down, sometimes
sits, sometimes stands up and sometimes runs here and there. He must
suffer in this way for as many thousands of years as there are hairs on
the body of an animal.
Sloham 5-26-31-
ye tv iha vai purusah purusa-medhena yajante yas ca striyo nr-pasun
khadanti tams ca te pasava iva nihata yama-sadane yatayanto rakso-ganah
saunika iva svadhitinavadayasrk pibanti nrtyanti ca gayanti ca hrsyamana
yatheha purusadah.
There are men and women in this world who sacrifice human beings to
Bhairava or Bhadra Kali and then eat their victims’ flesh. Those who
perform such sacrifices are taken after death to the abode of Yamaraja,
where their victims, having taken the form of Raksasas, cut them to
pieces with sharpened swords. Just as in this world the man-eaters drank
their victims’ blood, dancing and singing in jubilation, their victims
now enjoy drinking the blood of the sacrificers and celebrating in the
same way.
Sloham 5-26-37-
evam-vidha naraka yamalaye santi satasah sahasrasas tesu sarvesu ca sarva
evadharma-vartino ye kecid ihodita anuditas cavani-pate paryayena visanti
tathaiva dharmanuvartina itaratra iha tu punar-bhave ta ubhaya-sesabhyam
nivisanti.
My dear King Pariksit, in the province of Yamaraja there are hundreds
and thousands of hellish planets. The impious people I have mentioned–
and also those I have not mentioned–must all enter these various planets
according to the degree of their impiety. Those who are pious, however,
enter other planetary systems, namely the planets of the demigods.
Nevertheless, both the pious and impious are again brought to earth after
the results of their pious or impious acts are exhausted
sloham 5-26-38-
nivrtti-laksana-marga adav eva vyakhyatah; etavan evanda-koso yas
caturdasadha puranesu vikalpita upagiyate yat tad bhagavato narayanasya
saksan maha-purusasya sthavistham rupam atmamaya-gunamayam anuvarnitam
adrtah pathati srnoti sravayati sa upageyam bhagavatah paramatmano
‘grahyam api sraddha-bhakti-visuddha-buddhir veda.
In the beginning [the Second and Third Cantos of Srimad-Bhagavatam] I
have already described how one can progress on the path of liberation. In
the Puranas the vast universal existence, which is like an egg divided
into fourteen parts, is described. This vast form is considered the
external body of the Lord, created by His energy and qualities. It is
generally called the virat-rupa. If one reads the description of this
external form of the Lord with great faith, or if one hears about it or
explains it to others to propagate bhagavata-dharma, or Krsna
consciousness, his faith and devotion in spiritual consciousness, Krsna
consciousness, will gradually increase. Although developing this
consciousness is very difficult, by this process one can purify himself
and gradually come to an awareness of the Supreme Absolute Truth.
Sloham 5-26-40-
bhu-dvipa-varsa-sarid-adri-nabhah-samudrapatala-
din-naraka-bhagana-loka-samstha
gita maya tava nrpadbhutam isvarasya
sthulam vapuh sakala-jiva-nikaya-dhama
My dear King, I have now described for you this planet earth, other
planetary systems, and their lands [varsas], rivers and mountains. I have
also described the sky, the oceans, the lower planetary systems, the
directions, the hellish planetary systems and the stars. These constitute
the virat-rupa, the gigantic material form of the Lord, on which all
living entities repose. Thus I have explained the wonderful expanse of
the external body of the Lord.
Sloham 6-1-6-
adhuneha maha-bhaga
yathaiva narakan narah
nanogra-yatanan neyat
tan me vyakhyatum arhasi
O greatly fortunate and opulent Sukadeva Gosvami, now kindly tell me
how human beings may be saved from having to enter hellish conditions in
which they suffer terrible pains.
Sloham 6-1-10-
kvacin nivartate ‘bhadrat
kvacic carati tat punah
prayascittam atho ‘partham
manye kunjara-saucavat
Sometimes one who is very alert so as not to commit sinful acts is
victimized by sinful life again. I therefore consider this process of
repeated sinning and atoning to be useless. It is like the bathing of an
elephant, for an elephant cleanses itself by taking a full bath, but then
throws dust over its head and body as soon as it returns to the land.
Sloham 6-1-12-
nasnatah pathyam evannam
vyadhayo ‘bhibhavanti hi
evam niyamakrd rajan
sanaih ksemaya kalpate
My dear King, if a diseased person eats the pure, uncontaminated food
prescribed by a physician, he is gradually cured, and the infection of
disease can no longer touch him. Similarly, if one follows the regulative
principles of knowledge, he gradually progresses toward liberation from
material contamination.
Sloham 6-1-13/14-
tapasa brahmacaryena
samena ca damena ca
tyagena satya-saucabhyam
yamena niyamena va
deha-vag-buddhijam dhira
dharmajnah sraddhayanvitah
ksipanty agham mahad api
venu-gulmam ivanalah
To concentrate the mind, one must observe a life of celibacy and not
fall down. One must undergo the austerity of voluntarily giving up sense
enjoyment. One must then control the mind and senses, give charity, be
truthful, clean and nonviolent, follow the regulative principles and
regularly chant the holy name of the Lord. Thus a sober and faithful
person who knows the religious principles is temporarily purified of all
sins performed with his body, words and mind. These sins are like the
dried leaves of creepers beneath a bamboo tree, which may be burned by
fire although their roots remain to grow again at the first opportunity
Sloham 6-1-19-
sakrn manah krsna-padaravindayor
nivesitam tad-guna-ragi yair iha
na te yamam pasa-bhrtas ca tad-bhatan
svapne ‘pi pasyanti hi cirna-niskrtah
Although not having fully realized Krsna, persons who have even once
surrendered completely unto His lotus feet and who have become attracted
to His name, form, qualities and pastimes are completely freed of all
sinful reactions, for they have thus accepted the true method of
atonement. Even in dreams, such surrendered souls do not see Yamaraja or
his order carriers, who are equipped with ropes to bind the sinful.
Sloham 6-1-21-
kanyakubje dvijah kascid
dasi-patir ajamilah
namna nasta-sadacaro
dasyah samsarga-dusitah
In the city known as Kanyakubja there was a brahmana named Ajamila who
married a prostitute maidservant and lost all his brahminical qualities
because of the association of that low-class woman