Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.26.7
तत्र हैके नरकानेकविंशतिं गणयन्ति अथ तांस्ते राजन्नामरूपलक्षणतोऽनुक्रमिष्यामस्तामिस्रोऽन्धतामिस्रो रौरवो महारौरव: कुम्भीपाक: कालसूत्रमसिपत्रवनं सूकरमुखमन्धकूप: कृमिभोजन: सन्दंशस्तप्तसूर्मिर्वज्रकण्टकशाल्मली वैतरणी पूयोद: प्राणरोधो विशसनं लालाभक्ष: सारमेयादनमवीचिरय:पानमिति
किञ्च क्षारकर्दमो रक्षोगणभोजन: शूलप्रोतो दन्दशूकोऽवटनिरोधन: पर्यावर्तन: सूचीमुखमित्यष्टाविंशतिर्नरका विविधयातनाभूमय: ॥ ७ ॥
tatra haike narakān eka-viṁśatiṁ gaṇayanti atha tāṁs te rājan nāma-rūpa-lakṣaṇato ’nukramiṣyāmas tāmisro ’ndhatāmisro rauravo mahārauravaḥ kumbhīpākaḥ kālasūtram asipatravanaṁ sūkaramukham andhakūpaḥ kṛmibhojanaḥ sandaṁśas taptasūrmir vajrakaṇṭaka-śālmalī vaitaraṇī pūyodaḥ prāṇarodho viśasanaṁ lālābhakṣaḥ sārameyādanam avīcir ayaḥpānam iti; kiñca kṣārakardamo rakṣogaṇa-bhojanaḥ śūlaproto dandaśūko ’vaṭa-nirodhanaḥ paryāvartanaḥ sūcīmukham ity aṣṭā-viṁśatir narakā vividha-yātanā-bhūmayaḥ.
[tatra haike narakaan eka-vimshatim ganayanti atha taams te raajan naama-roopa-lakshanato ’nukramishyaamas taamisro ’ndhataamisro rauravo mahaarauravah kumbheepaakah kaalasootram asipatravanam sookaramukham andhakoopah krimibhojanah sandamshas taptasoormir vajrakantaka-shaalmalee vaitaranee pooyodah praanarodho vishasanam laalaabhakshah saarameyaadanam aveechir ayahpaanam iti; kincha kshaarakardamo rakshogana-bhojanah shoolaproto dandashooko ’vata-nirodhanah paryaavartanah soocheemukham ity ashtaa-vimshatir narakaa vividha-yaatanaa-bhoomayah.]
Word-for-word
tatra
—
there
ha
—
certainly
eke
—
some
narakān
—
the hellish planets
eka-viṁśatim
—
twenty-one
gaṇayanti
—
count
atha
—
therefore
tān
—
them
te
—
unto you
rājan
—
O King
nāma-rūpa-lakṣaṇataḥ
—
according to their names, forms and symptoms
anukramiṣyāmaḥ
—
we shall outline one after another
tāmisraḥ
—
Tāmisra
andha-tāmisraḥ
—
Andhatāmisra
rauravaḥ
—
Raurava
mahā-rauravaḥ
—
Mahāraurava
kumbhī-pākaḥ
—
Kumbhīpāka
kāla-sūtram
—
Kālasūtra
asi-patravanam
—
Asi-patravana
sūkara-mukham
—
Sūkaramukha
andha-kūpaḥ
—
Andhakūpa
kṛmi-bhojanaḥ
—
Kṛmibhojana
sandaṁśaḥ
—
Sandaṁśa
tapta-sūrmiḥ
—
Taptasūrmi
vajra-kaṇṭaka-śālmalī
—
Vajrakaṇṭaka-śālmalī
vaitaraṇī
—
Vaitaraṇī
pūyodaḥ
—
Pūyoda
prāṇa-rodhaḥ
—
Prāṇarodha
viśasanam
—
Viśasana
lālā-bhakṣaḥ
—
Lālābhakṣa
sārameyādanam
—
Sārameyādana
avīciḥ
—
Avīci
ayaḥ-pānam
—
Ayaḥpāna
iti
—
thus
kiñca
—
some more
kṣāra-kardamaḥ
—
Kṣārakardama
rakṣaḥ-gaṇa-bhojanaḥ
—
Rakṣogaṇa-bhojana
śūla-protaḥ
—
Śūlaprota
danda-śūkaḥ
—
Dandaśūka
avaṭa-nirodhanaḥ
—
Avaṭa-nirodhana
paryāvartanaḥ
—
Paryāvartana
sūcī-mukham
—
Sūcīmukha
iti
—
in this way
aṣṭā-viṁśatiḥ
—
twenty-eight
narakāḥ
—
hellish planets
vividha
—
various
yātanā-bhūmayaḥ
—
lands of suffering in hellish conditions.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatra haike narakān eka-viṁśatiṁ gaṇayanti atha tāṁs te rājan nāma-rūpa-lakṣaṇato ’nukramiṣyāmas tāmisro ’ndhatāmisro rauravo mahārauravaḥ kumbhīpākaḥ kālasūtram asipatravanaṁ sūkaramukham andhakūpaḥ kṛmibhojanaḥ sandaṁśas taptasūrmir vajrakaṇṭaka-śālmalī vaitaraṇī pūyodaḥ prāṇarodho viśasanaṁ lālābhakṣaḥ sārameyādanam avīcir ayaḥpānam iti; kiñca kṣārakardamo rakṣogaṇa-bhojanaḥ śūlaproto dandaśūko ’vaṭa-nirodhanaḥ paryāvartanaḥ sūcīmukham ity aṣṭā-viṁśatir narakā vividha-yātanā-bhūmayaḥ.
tatra
there
ha
certainly
eke
some
narakān
the hellish planets
eka-viṁśatim
twenty-one
gaṇayanti
count
atha
therefore
tān
them
te
unto you
rājan
O King
nāma-rūpa-lakṣaṇataḥ
according to their names, forms and symptoms
anukramiṣyāmaḥ
we shall outline one after another
tāmisraḥ
Tāmisra
andha-tāmisraḥ
Andhatāmisra
rauravaḥ
Raurava
mahā-rauravaḥ
Mahāraurava
kumbhī-pākaḥ
Kumbhīpāka
kāla-sūtram
Kālasūtra
asi-patravanam
Asi-patravana
sūkara-mukham
Sūkaramukha
andha-kūpaḥ
Andhakūpa
kṛmi-bhojanaḥ
Kṛmibhojana
sandaṁśaḥ
Sandaṁśa
tapta-sūrmiḥ
Taptasūrmi
vajra-kaṇṭaka-śālmalī
Vajrakaṇṭaka-śālmalī
vaitaraṇī
Vaitaraṇī
pūyodaḥ
Pūyoda
prāṇa-rodhaḥ
Prāṇarodha
viśasanam
Viśasana
lālā-bhakṣaḥ
Lālābhakṣa
sārameyādanam
Sārameyādana
avīciḥ
Avīci
ayaḥ-pānam
Ayaḥpāna
iti
thus
kiñca
some more
kṣāra-kardamaḥ
Kṣārakardama
rakṣaḥ-gaṇa-bhojanaḥ
Rakṣogaṇa-bhojana
śūla-protaḥ
Śūlaprota
danda-śūkaḥ
Dandaśūka
avaṭa-nirodhanaḥ
Avaṭa-nirodhana
paryāvartanaḥ
Paryāvartana
sūcī-mukham
Sūcīmukha
iti
in this way
aṣṭā-viṁśatiḥ
twenty-eight
narakāḥ
hellish planets
vividha
various
yātanā-bhūmayaḥ
lands of suffering in hellish conditions.
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: Tāmisra, Andhatāmisra, Raurava, Mahāraurava, Kumbhīpāka, Kālasūtra, Asipatravana, Sūkaramukha, Andhakūpa, Kṛmibhojana, Sandaṁśa, Taptasūrmi, Vajrakaṇṭaka-śālmalī, Vaitaraṇī, Pūyoda, Prāṇarodha, Viśasana, Lālābhakṣa, Sārameyādana, Avīci, Ayaḥpāna, Kṣārakardama, Rakṣogaṇa-bhojana, Śūlaprota, Dandaśūka, Avaṭa-nirodhana, Paryāvartana and Sūcīmukha. All these planets are meant for punishing the living entities.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Some authorities say that there is a total of twenty-one hellish planets. O King! I shall outline all of them according to their names, forms and characteristics. The names of the different hells are as follows: Tāmisra, Andhatāmisra, Raurava, Mahāraurava, Kumbhīpāka, Kālasūtra, Asi-patravana, Sūkaramukha, Andhakūpa, Kṛmibhojana, Sandaṁśa, Taptasūrmi, Vajrakaṇṭaka-śālmalī, Vaitaraṇī, Pūyoda, Prāṇarodha, Viśasana, Lālābhakṣa, Sārameyādana, Avīci, Ayaḥpāna, Kṣārakardama, Rakṣogaṇa-bhojana, Śūlaprota, Dandaśūka, Avaṭa-nirodhana, Paryāvartana and Sūcīmukha. Thus there are twenty-eight hells, places of pain for the living entities.
According to some there are twenty-one hells. Those are the first ones on the list. According to others, in addition to the twenty-one hells, seven more exist.
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Authorities name twenty-one or twenty-eight specific hells, each with its character. The point is not to memorize but to recognize: every kind of harm has a precisely fitting consequence. The Lord's justice is not vague.
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- Where have I been assuming consequences for my actions are vague when they may be precise?
- Which type of action in my life concerns me most when I read this catalog?
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