Shloka 6
Vaitaraṇī: Torments of the Sinful, Sins Enumerated, and the Vaitaraṇī Go-dāna Rite
उद्यान्ति द्वादशादित्याः प्रलयान्ते तथा हि ते / तपन्ति तत्र वै मर्त्याः क्रन्द मानास्तु पापिनः
udyānti dvādaśādityāḥ pralayānte tathā hi te / tapanti tatra vai martyāḥ kranda mānāstu pāpinaḥ
ప్రళయాంతంలో ద్వాదశ ఆదిత్యులు ఉదయిస్తారు—ఇది నిశ్చయం. అక్కడ మానవులు ఘోరతాపంతో దగ్ధమవుతారు; పాపులు విలపిస్తూ ఆ దహనాన్ని అనుభవిస్తారు.
Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Afterlife Stage: Naraka
Concept: Papa leads to intense suffering; cosmic order manifests as retributive heat and burning for the sinful.
Vedantic Theme: Rta/niyati governing karmaphala; impermanence of embodied security under cosmic cycles.
Application: Restrain harmful actions, cultivate sattvic conduct, and adopt expiatory/virtuous practices to avoid papa-driven suffering.
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Related Themes: Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: descriptions of narakas with heat/fire torments; Garuda Purana: Yama’s realm punishments for papa
FAQs
It conveys an extreme, pralaya-like heat to emphasize the intensity of karmic retribution—sinners experience suffering as if scorched by multiple suns.
Within the Preta Kanda’s narrative of post-death states, it indicates that sinful beings encounter painful conditions created by their karma, marked by burning torment and lamentation.
Treat the verse as a warning to avoid harmful actions and cultivate dharma—ethical conduct, self-restraint, truthfulness, and compassion—to reduce pāpa and its consequences.