Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
तथा शोणितकूपश्च घोरः शोणितभोजनः । स्वमांसभोजनं चैव वह्निज्वालानिवेशनम् ॥ ६ ॥
tathā śoṇitakūpaśca ghoraḥ śoṇitabhojanaḥ | svamāṃsabhojanaṃ caiva vahnijvālāniveśanam || 6 ||
Ebenso gibt es die schreckliche Hölle namens Śoṇitakūpa („die Blutgrube“) und eine andere namens Śoṇitabhojana („Blut essen“); auch Svamāṃsabhojana („das eigene Fleisch essen“) und Vahnijvālāniveśana („inmitten von Feuerflammen wohnen“).
Narada (describing the names/nature of narakas within a teaching dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It underscores the Purāṇic principle that harmful, violent, and impure actions produce corresponding karmic consequences, symbolized here by specific narakas (hell-realms) whose very names reflect the experience of suffering.
By vividly contrasting the results of adharma with the implied safety of dharma, it supports the broader Purāṇic message that a life aligned with devotion and righteous conduct protects one from degrading karmic destinations and turns the mind toward purification and remembrance of the Divine.
Primarily Dharma-śāstra style moral causality rather than a technical Vedāṅga; the practical takeaway is ethical restraint (ahiṃsā, purity, truthfulness) and corrective expiation (prāyaścitta) as taught in smṛti-purāṇic traditions.