Shloka 14
Adhyaya 12 — The Son Describes the Narakas: Mahāraurava, Tamas, Nikṛntana, Apratiṣṭha, Asipatravana, and Taptakumbha
लेलिह्यमाना भ्राम्यन्ते परस्परसमागमे ।
एवं तत्रापि सुमहान् क्लेशस्तमसि मानवैः ॥
lelihyamānā bhrāmyante paraspara-samāgame /
evaṃ tatrāpi sumahān kleśas tamasi mānavaiḥ
Dalam kesakitan yang amat, mereka terhuyung-hayang; apabila bertembung sesama sendiri, mereka terumbang-ambing. Demikianlah, di sana juga dalam kegelapan itu, manusia menanggung siksaan yang teramat dahsyat.
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FAQs
Actions generate consequences: the text emphasizes that suffering in naraka is not random but the fruition of adharma. The imagery of collision in darkness underscores confusion and mutual harm born of ignorance (tamas) and wrongdoing.
Primarily within Dharma/Adharma-phala (karmic results) discussions that Purāṇas include alongside broader cosmology; it aligns most closely with ancillary didactic material rather than the core five (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita), though it is often embedded within cosmological mapping of worlds (loka/naraka).
Darkness (tamas) symbolizes avidyā: when consciousness is obscured, beings ‘collide’—their impulses clash, producing compounded suffering. Naraka becomes a mirror of inner states hardened into experiential realms.