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Shloka 11

नरकयातनावर्णनम् / Description of Hell-Torments for Specific Transgressions

सर्वेन्द्रियाणामप्येवं क्रमात्पापेन यातनाः । भवंति घोराः प्रत्येकं शरीरेण कृतेन च

sarvendriyāṇāmapyevaṃ kramātpāpena yātanāḥ | bhavaṃti ghorāḥ pratyekaṃ śarīreṇa kṛtena ca

اسی طرح تمام حواس کے لیے بھی بترتیب گناہ سے پیدا ہونے والی سزائیں واقع ہوتی ہیں؛ جسم کے ذریعے کیے گئے اعمال کے مطابق ہر ایک عذاب نہایت ہولناک بن جاتا ہے۔

sarva-indriyāṇāmof all the senses
sarva-indriyāṇām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa: sarva ‘all’ + indriya ‘senses’; Napumsaka, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th), Bahuvacana
apialso
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; particle
evamthus
evam:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb
kramātin due order; sequentially
kramāt:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/hetu-nyāya)
TypeNoun
Rootkrama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Pañcamī vibhakti (5th/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana; adverbial ablative
pāpenaby sin
pāpena:
Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootpāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd/तृतीया), Ekavacana
yātanāḥtorments; punishments
yātanāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootyātanā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti (1st), Bahuvacana
bhavantibecome; occur
bhavanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
FormDhātu: √bhū (भू) ‘to be’; Laṭ-lakāra (present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Bahuvacana
ghorāḥterrible
ghorāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootghora (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti (1st), Bahuvacana; adjective qualifying yātanāḥ (semantic agreement)
pratyekamindividually; each
pratyekam:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpratyeka (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
FormAvyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning ‘each, individually’
śarīreṇaby/with the body
śarīreṇa:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootśarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd), Ekavacana
kṛtenadone; committed
kṛtena:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkṛta (कृदन्त, past passive participle)
FormKṛdanta: √kṛ (कृ) + kta; Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā vibhakti (3rd), Ekavacana; agrees with śarīreṇa (instrumental)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction

Suta Goswami

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Paśupatinātha

S
Shiva

FAQs

It teaches that bondage (pāśa) is reinforced by sense-driven sin, and that karmic consequences manifest specifically according to how each sense and the body were used—urging discipline, repentance, and turning toward Shiva as Pati, the Liberator.

Linga-worship centers the mind and senses on Shiva, redirecting sensory outwardness into devotion; by offering actions, speech, and perception to Saguna Shiva, the devotee weakens karmic bonds created through bodily conduct.

Sense-restraint with daily Panchakshara japa ("Om Namaḥ Śivāya"), along with Shiva-puja (including bhasma/tripundra if practiced in one’s tradition) as a practical means to purify actions done through the body.