Varaha Purana 200.68: Adhyaya 200, Shloka 68
Description of the Forms of Infernal Torments
Naraka Yātanās
लौहयष्टिप्रहारैश्च आयुधैश्च सुदारुणैः ॥ छेदनैर्भेदनैश्चोग्रैः पीडनाभिश्च सर्वशः ॥
lauhayaṣṭiprahāraiś ca āyudhaiś ca sudāruṇaiḥ || chedanair bhedanaiś cograiḥ pīḍanābhiś ca sarvaśaḥ
ด้วยการฟาดด้วยกระบองเหล็ก ด้วยอาวุธอันน่าสยดสยองยิ่ง ด้วยการตัดและผ่าที่ดุร้าย และด้วยการทรมานสารพัดประการจากทุกทิศทาง
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The verse intensifies the deterrent function of karmic teaching by enumerating forms of suffering associated with wrongdoing.
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