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यातनाश्च महत्योऽत्र शरीरस्याति सर्वतः ॥ निश्शेषनरकेष्वेवं क्रमंति क्रमशो नराः ॥ १६ ॥
Here the tortures to the body are very severe. Men thus go from one hell to another and are tortured in all the hells.
english translation
नरकेषु च सर्वेषु विचित्रा यमयातना॥ याम्यैश्च दीयते व्यास सर्वांगेषु सुकष्टदा ॥ १७॥
O vyāsa, terrible tortures are inflicted in diverse ways in all the hells by Yama’s emissaries. They are grievous and painful to every part of the body.
english translation
ज्वलदंगारमादाय मुखमापूर्य्य ताड्यते ॥ ततः क्षारेण दीप्तेन ताम्रेण च पुनःपुनः ॥ १८ ॥
He takes a burning coal and fills his mouth with it and beats him Then again and again with salt and burning copper.
english translation
घृतेनात्यन्ततप्तेन तदा तैलेन तन्मुखम् ॥ इतस्ततः पीडयित्वा भृशमापूर्य्य हन्यते ॥ १९॥
Then he rubbed his face with extremely hot ghee and oil. He is tortured here and there and overwhelmed and killed.
english translation
विष्ठाभिः कृमिभिश्चापि पूर्यमाणाः क्वचित्क्वचित् ॥ परिष्वजंति चात्युग्रां प्रदीप्तां लोहशाल्मलीम्॥ २०॥
They are filled with faeces and worms and are forced to embrace the red hot fierce iron-silk cotton tree.
english translation