Shiva Purana

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।। सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। एषु पापाः प्रपच्यंते शोष्यंते नरकाग्निषु ।। यातनाभिर्विचित्राभिरास्वकर्म्मक्षयाद्भृशम् ।। १।।

sanskrit

Sanatkumāra said:— In the hellish fires, the sinners are roasted and dried up by diverse tortures till their action is exhausted completely.

english translation

|| sanatkumAra uvAca || eSu pApAH prapacyaMte zoSyaMte narakAgniSu || yAtanAbhirvicitrAbhirAsvakarmmakSayAdbhRzam || 1||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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स्वमलप्रक्षयाद्यद्वदग्नौ धास्यंति धातवः ।। तत्र पापक्षयात्पापा नराः कर्मानुरूपतः ।। २।।

sanskrit

Just as metals are melted in fire to remove their impurities so also sinners are put in hells in order to remove their sins.

english translation

svamalaprakSayAdyadvadagnau dhAsyaMti dhAtavaH || tatra pApakSayAtpApA narAH karmAnurUpataH || 2||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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सुगाढं हस्तयोर्बद्ध्वा ततश्शृंखलया नराः ।। महावृक्षाग्रशाखासु लम्ब्यन्ते यमकिंकरैः ।। ३ ।।

sanskrit

The hands are tightly tied and the men are battered. Then they are suspended from the branches of tall trees by the attendants of Yama.

english translation

sugADhaM hastayorbaddhvA tatazzRMkhalayA narAH || mahAvRkSAgrazAkhAsu lambyante yamakiMkaraiH || 3 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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ततस्ते सर्वयत्नेन क्षिप्ता दोलंति किंकरैः ।। दोलंतश्चातिवेगेन विसंज्ञा यांति योजनम् ।। ४ ।।

sanskrit

Then they are pushed by the servants till they begin to oscillate a Yojana unconscious by their rapidity.

english translation

tataste sarvayatnena kSiptA dolaMti kiMkaraiH || dolaMtazcAtivegena visaMjJA yAMti yojanam || 4 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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अंतरिक्षस्थितानां च लोहभारशतं पुनः ।। पादयोर्बध्यते तेषां यमदूतैर्महाबलैः ।। ५ ।।

sanskrit

Even as they are suspended in mid air, iron hundred Bhāras in weight is tied to their feet by the emissaries of Yama.

english translation

aMtarikSasthitAnAM ca lohabhArazataM punaH || pAdayorbadhyate teSAM yamadUtairmahAbalaiH || 5 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript