Shloka 19
सामान्यतो नरकगतिवर्णनम्
General Description of the Course of Hell / Naraka-gati
घृतेनात्यन्ततप्तेन तदा तैलेन तन्मुखम् । इतस्ततः पीडयित्वा भृशमापूर्य्य हन्यते
ghṛtenātyantataptena tadā tailena tanmukham | itastataḥ pīḍayitvā bhṛśamāpūryya hanyate
तेव्हा त्याचे मुख प्रथम अत्यंत तापलेल्या तुपाने आणि नंतर तेलाने, इकडून-तिकडून जोराने दाबून, फारसे भरून व दाह करून, कठोर यातना देऊन मारले जाते।
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages at Naimisharanya, describing punitive consequences in the Uma-samhita context)
Tattva Level: pasha
FAQs
It underscores the Shaiva Siddhanta view that pasha (bondage) manifests as painful consequence when one violates dharma; suffering is a karmic mirror that urges the bound soul (pashu) to seek refuge in Pati—Lord Shiva—for purification and liberation.
By contrasting torment with the peace of Shiva-bhakti, the text implicitly drives the seeker toward Saguna Shiva worship—Linga-upasana, repentance, and surrender—so that karmic impurities are reduced and the mind becomes fit for Shiva’s grace.
A practical takeaway is prāyaścitta with Shiva-centered sadhana: japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), wearing Rudraksha, and applying Tripundra (bhasma) with a resolve to abandon adharma and cultivate purity.