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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.26.1

రాజోవాచ మహర్ష ఏతద్వైచిత్ర్యం లోకస్య కథమితి ॥ ౧ ॥
rājovāca
[raajovaacha]
maharṣa etad vaicitryaṁ lokasya katham iti.
[maharsha etad vaichitryam lokasya katham iti.]
Word-for-word
rājā uvāca — the King said maharṣe — O great saint (Śukadeva Gosvāmī) etat — this vaicitryam — variegatedness lokasya — of the living entities katham — how iti — thus.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
rājovāca
rājā uvāca
the King said
maharṣa etad vaicitryaṁ lokasya katham iti.
maharṣe
O great saint (Śukadeva Gosvāmī)
etat
this
vaicitryam
variegatedness
lokasya
of the living entities
katham
how
iti
thus.
King Parīkṣit inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī: My dear sir, why are the living entities put into different material situations? Kindly explain this to me.
Purport

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that the different hellish planets within this universe are held slightly above the Garbhodaka Ocean and remain situated there. This chapter describes how all sinful persons go to these hellish planets and how they are punished there by the assistants of Yamarāja. Different individuals with different bodily features enjoy or suffer various reactions according to their past deeds.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The King said: Why is there such variety in the planets? The Twenty-sixth Chapter describes the hellish planets below the earth and just above the water, where the servants of Yama punish the sinful. The destinations of man, high and low, with a variety of enjoyment have been described. Why do these places exist?
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