Devi Bhagavatam — Skandha 9 - Devotion & Grace of the Goddess, Shloka 123
Nana Karma Vipaka Phala Kathanam
स वसेत्तप्तसूचिं च भवेत्तापी दिवानिशम् । तप्ततैले यथा जीवो दग्धो भवति सन्ततम्
sa vasettaptasūciṃ ca bhavettāpī divāniśam | taptataile yathā jīvo dagdho bhavati santatam
居住在Taptasuci地狱，昼夜受苦，像被扔进沸油中的生物一样不断焚烧。
Yama
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Narrator: Narayana
Listener: Narada
Dialogue Context: Discourse on karmic retribution and specific hells for sins
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Text: The extreme nature of the punishment (hot needles) reflects the deep, piercing pain caused to a family when they are violently uprooted from their ancestral home.
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The usurper is sent to Taptasuci hell, where they are continuously pierced by hot needles and burn as if thrown in boiling oil.
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