Shloka 45

भुवनकोशस्वभाववर्णनम् — सप्तद्वीप-पर्वत-लोकविन्यासः तथा यक्ष-उमा-प्रकाशः

Devanagari script

पापिनस्तेषु पच्यन्ते स्वस्वकर्मानुरूपतः अवीच्यन्तानि सर्वाणि रौरवाद्यानि तेषु च

Transliteration

pāpinasteṣu pacyante svasvakarmānurūpataḥ avīcyantāni sarvāṇi rauravādyāni teṣu ca

Translation

Là, les pécheurs sont brûlés et « cuits » selon la mesure exacte de leurs propres actes ; et dans ces domaines se trouvent tous les enfers—Avīci et les autres, à commencer par Raurava.

Word by Word

• पापिनः: sinners

• तेषु: in those (hell-realms)

• पच्यन्ते: are cooked/scorched (tormented)

• स्वस्व-कर्म-अनुरूपतः: in accordance with one’s own actions

• अवीच्यन्तानि: Avīci and the like (hells)

• सर्वाणि: all

• रौरव-आद्यानि: beginning with Raurava

• तेषु च: and in those (are they found)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames pāpa and karmic bondage (pāśa) as the cause of suffering; Linga-worship, when done with śuddhi, devotion, and right conduct, is presented in the Purana as a Shaiva means to purify karma and turn the pashu toward Pati (Shiva).

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

By highlighting strict karmic correspondence, it implies a moral order under Pati: Shiva-tattva stands as the transcendent Lord who upholds dharma and allows karmaphala to ripen, while also being the ultimate refuge who can liberate the bound soul from pāśa.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse itself stresses karmic consequence rather than a specific rite; in Shaiva framing, it motivates prāyaścitta, disciplined conduct, and Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā (self-restraint, purity, and Shiva-bhakti) to prevent the ripening of pāpa into naraka.