Shloka 18
सामान्यतो नरकगतिवर्णनम्
General Description of the Course of Hell / Naraka-gati
ज्वलदंगारमादाय मुखमापूर्य्य ताड्यते । ततः क्षारेण दीप्तेन ताम्रेण च पुनःपुनः
jvaladaṃgāramādāya mukhamāpūryya tāḍyate | tataḥ kṣāreṇa dīptena tāmreṇa ca punaḥpunaḥ
Taking a burning coal, the mouth is stuffed and struck; thereafter, again and again, it is scorched with blazing alkali and with heated copper.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It underscores the Shaiva principle that bondage (pāśa) is strengthened by harmful actions—especially wrongful speech—and that karmic results can manifest as severe suffering until one turns toward purification and devotion to Pati (Shiva).
By contrasting the pain born of pāpa with the refuge offered by Saguna Shiva, it implicitly points to Linga-worship, mantra, and surrender as stabilizing disciplines that redirect the senses and speech toward auspiciousness.
Guarding speech, daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), and purificatory Shaiva practices such as Tripuṇḍra-bhasma and Rudrāksha-dhāraṇa are practical takeaways to weaken karmic bondage.