Shloka 3
सामान्यतो नरकगतिवर्णनम्
General Description of the Course of Hell / Naraka-gati
सुगाढं हस्तयोर्बद्ध्वा ततश्शृंखलया नराः । महावृक्षाग्रशाखासु लम्ब्यन्ते यमकिंकरैः
sugāḍhaṃ hastayorbaddhvā tataśśṛṃkhalayā narāḥ | mahāvṛkṣāgraśākhāsu lambyante yamakiṃkaraiḥ
ಮನುಷ್ಯರ ಎರಡೂ ಕೈಗಳನ್ನು ಬಿಗಿಯಾಗಿ ಕಟ್ಟಿಸಿ, ನಂತರ ಸರಪಳಿಯಿಂದ ಬಂಧಿಸಿ, ಯಮನ ಕಿಂಕರರು ಅವರನ್ನು ಮಹಾವೃಕ್ಷಗಳ ಅಗ್ರಶಾಖೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನೇತುಹಾಕುತ್ತಾರೆ।
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights the working of karma and pāśa (bondage): harmful actions bind the soul to painful consequences, urging the seeker to turn toward Shiva as Pati, the liberator from bondage.
By contrasting karmic punishment with liberation, it implicitly directs one to Saguna Shiva worship—Linga devotion, repentance, and dharmic living—as a purifying path that loosens bondage and leads toward Shiva’s grace.
Practice daily Shiva-smaraṇa with the Panchakshara mantra ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with simple purity disciplines (bhasma/tripundra and rudrāksha where appropriate) and ethical restraint to prevent karmic bondage.