Shloka 25
नरकनामनिर्णयः
Catalogue of Narakas and Karmic Causes
अधश्शिरोभिर्दृश्यंते नारका दिवि दैवतैः । देवानधोमुखान्सर्वानधः पश्यंति नारकाः
adhaśśirobhirdṛśyaṃte nārakā divi daivataiḥ | devānadhomukhānsarvānadhaḥ paśyaṃti nārakāḥ
Im Himmel erblicken die Götter die Bewohner der Hölle, als wären sie kopfüber. Und die an die Hölle Gebundenen sehen alle Götter, als seien sie nach unten gewandt, und schauen von unten zu ihnen empor.
Suta Goswami (narrating the Shiva Purana discourse to the sages, Uma Samhita philosophical context)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It illustrates the karmic hierarchy of experience: beings in svarga and naraka perceive each other through the lens of their karmic station, reminding the seeker that pleasure and pain are conditioned states under pasha (bondage), not final liberation.
By contrasting heaven and hell as relative outcomes, the verse implicitly directs devotion beyond temporary karmic results toward Saguna Shiva (worshipped as the Linga), whose grace leads the bound soul (pashu) beyond both svarga and naraka toward Shiva’s state.
Contemplate the impermanence of karmic worlds while repeating the Panchakshara mantra (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with humility; cultivate Tripundra-bhasma and Rudraksha as reminders of vairagya (dispassion) and the aim of moksha rather than heavenly reward.