Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 52
SkP-RK 52.1
युधिष्ठिर उवाच: के व्रजन्ति यमं विप्र कीदृशा नरकास् तु ते । एतन् मे सर्वम् आख्याहि देवलोकं व्रजन्ति के
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: ke vrajanti yamaṃ vipra kīdṛśā narakās tu te / etan me sarvam ākhyāhi devalokaṃ vrajanti ke
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Who go to Yama, brahmin, and of what kind are those hells? Tell me all this — and who go to the world of the gods?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.2
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: यान्ति पुष्पकयानेन पुष्परागप्रदायिनः । देवायतनकर्तारः शिवलोकं व्रजन्ति ते
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: yānti puṣpakayānena puṣparāgapradāyinaḥ / devāyatanakartāraḥ śivalokaṃ vrajanti te
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Those who give topaz travel by an aerial car; those who build temples for the gods go to Śiva's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.3
अनाथमण्डपानां तु ते क्रीडन्ति गृहोत्तमैः । देवाग्निगुरुविप्राणां मातापित्रोश् च पूजकाः
anāthamaṇḍapānāṃ tu te krīḍanti gṛhottamaiḥ / devāgniguruviprāṇāṃ mātāpitroś ca pūjakāḥ
Those (who build) pavilions for the destitute play in the finest of mansions; and (so do) the worshippers of the gods, the (sacred) fire, the teacher, the brahmins, and of mother and father.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.4
पूज्यमाना नरा यान्ति कामिकैश् च यथा सुखम् । द्योतयन्तो दिशः सर्वा यान्ति दीपप्रदानतः
pūjyamānā narā yānti kāmikaiś ca yathā sukham / dyotayanto diśaḥ sarvā yānti dīpapradānataḥ
Being honoured, such men travel with whatever they desire, as they please; and by the gift of lamps they go illuminating all the directions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.5
प्रतिश्रयप्रदानेन सुखं यान्ति यमालयम् । सर्वकामसमृद्धेन तथा गच्छति तोयदः
pratiśrayapradānena sukhaṃ yānti yamālayam / sarvakāmasamṛddhena tathā gacchati toyadaḥ
By giving shelter (to travellers) they go happily to Yama's abode; and the giver of water goes (there) with all his desires abundantly fulfilled.
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SkP-RK 52.6
अन्नं पानं प्रयच्छन्ति सुखं यान्ति निराकुलाः । दीपमालां हि यच्छन्ति गुरुशुश्रूषणे रताः
annaṃ pānaṃ prayacchanti sukhaṃ yānti nirākulāḥ / dīpamālāṃ hi yacchanti guruśuśrūṣaṇe ratāḥ
Those who bestow food and drink go happily, untroubled; those who give a row of lamps (go so too), (as do) those devoted to serving the teacher.
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SkP-RK 52.7
पादाभ्यङ्गं च यः कुर्यात् सो ऽश्वपृष्ठेन गच्छति । हेमरत्नप्रदानेन यान्ति रत्नविभूषिताः
pādābhyaṅgaṃ ca yaḥ kuryāt so 'śvapṛṣṭhena gacchati / hemaratnapradānena yānti ratnavibhūṣitāḥ
And whoever massages the feet (of elders) goes on horseback; by the gift of gold and jewels they go adorned with jewels.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.8
सर्वकामसमृद्धात्मा भूमिदानेन गच्छति । अन्नपानप्रदानेन पिबन् खादंश् च गच्छति
sarvakāmasamṛddhātmā bhūmidānena gacchati / annapānapradānena piban khādaṃś ca gacchati
By the gift of land one goes with oneself abounding in every desired thing; by the gift of food and drink one goes drinking and eating.
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SkP-RK 52.9
इत्य् एवम् आदिभिर् दानैः सुखं यान्ति शिवालयम् । स्वर्गे च विपुलान् भोगान् प्राप्नोत्य् अन्नप्रदानतः
ity evam ādibhir dānaiḥ sukhaṃ yānti śivālayam / svarge ca vipulān bhogān prāpnoty annapradānataḥ
By such gifts as these they go happily to Śiva's abode; and by the giving of food one obtains ample enjoyments in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.10
सर्वेषाम् एव दानानामन्नदानपरं विदुः । सर्वप्रीतिकरं पुण्यं बलपुष्टिविवर्द्धनम्
sarveṣām eva dānānāmannadānaparaṃ viduḥ / sarvaprītikaraṃ puṇyaṃ balapuṣṭivivarddhanam
Of all gifts whatsoever, they know the gift of food to be the highest: it pleases everyone, it is meritorious, it increases strength and vigour.
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SkP-RK 52.11
नान्नदानसमं दानं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । अन्नादानसमं दानं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । अन्नाद् भवन्ति भूतानि म्रियन्ते तद् अभावतः
nānnadānasamaṃ dānaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam / annādānasamaṃ dānaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam / annād bhavanti bhūtāni mriyante tad abhāvataḥ
No gift equal to the gift of food is renowned in the three worlds; no gift equal to the gift of food is renowned in the three worlds. From food beings come to be, and from its absence they die.
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SkP-RK 52.12
रक्तं मांसं मज्जशुक्रे क्रमाद् अन्नात् प्रवर्तते । शुक्राद् भवन्ति भूतानि तस्माद् अन्नमयं जगत्
raktaṃ māṃsaṃ majjaśukre kramād annāt pravartate / śukrād bhavanti bhūtāni tasmād annamayaṃ jagat
Blood, flesh, marrow and semen arise from food in sequence; from semen beings come to be — therefore the world is made of food.
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SkP-RK 52.13
हेमरत्नाश्वनागेन्द्रनारीस्रक् चन्दनादिभिः । नास्त्य् आहारसमं सौख्यं नास्ति क्रोधसमो रिपुः
hemaratnāśvanāgendranārīsrak candanādibhiḥ / nāsty āhārasamaṃ saukhyaṃ nāsti krodhasamo ripuḥ
With gold, jewels, horses, lordly elephants, women, garlands, sandalwood and the rest — there is no happiness equal to food, and no enemy equal to anger.
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SkP-RK 52.14
अत एव महापुण्यम् अन्नदानं च भारत । अन्नदः प्राणदः प्रोक्तस् तस्माद् अन्नप्रदो भवेत्
ata eva mahāpuṇyam annadānaṃ ca bhārata / annadaḥ prāṇadaḥ proktas tasmād annaprado bhavet
For just this reason the gift of food is of great merit, O Bhārata; the giver of food is called the giver of life, therefore one should be a bestower of food.
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SkP-RK 52.15
तस्माद् अन्नप्रदानेन दत्तान्य् अन्यानि सर्वशः । त्रैलोक्ये यानि दानानि भोगस्त्रीवाहनानि च
tasmād annapradānena dattāny anyāni sarvaśaḥ / trailokye yāni dānāni bhogastrīvāhanāni ca
Therefore, by the gift of food, all other (gifts) are given entirely — whatever gifts there are in the three worlds, and enjoyments, women and vehicles,
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SkP-RK 52.16
अन्नपानादि यत्किंचिद् ऐश्वर्यं च युधिष्ठिर । अन्नदानस्य तत्सर्वम् इहामुत्र फलं स्मृतम्
annapānādi yatkiṃcid aiśvaryaṃ ca yudhiṣṭhira / annadānasya tatsarvam ihāmutra phalaṃ smṛtam
food, drink and the rest, whatever there is, and lordship too, O Yudhiṣṭhira — all that is declared to be the fruit of the gift of food, here and in the world beyond.
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SkP-RK 52.17
यस्माद् अन्नेन पुष्टाङ्गः कुरुते धर्मसंचयम् । पवित्रममृतं दिव्यं शुद्धं सत्त्वं रसायनम्
yasmād annena puṣṭāṅgaḥ kurute dharmasaṃcayam / pavitramamṛtaṃ divyaṃ śuddhaṃ sattvaṃ rasāyanam
Since, with his limbs nourished by food, (a man) accumulates merit — (food is) purifying, immortal nectar, divine, pure, the essence, an elixir.
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SkP-RK 52.18
अन्नपानाश्वगोवत्सशय्याछत्राण्य् उपानहौ । प्रेतलोकप्रशस्तानि दानान्यष्टौ युधिष्ठिर
annapānāśvagovatsaśayyāchatrāṇy upānahau / pretalokapraśastāni dānānyaṣṭau yudhiṣṭhira
Food, drink, a horse, a cow with its calf, a bed, umbrellas, and sandals: these eight gifts are commended for the world of the departed, O Yudhiṣṭhira.
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SkP-RK 52.19
एवं दानविशेषेण धर्मराजपुरे नराः । सुखेनैव तु गच्छन्ति तस्माद् धर्मं समाचरेत्
evaṃ dānaviśeṣeṇa dharmarājapure narāḥ / sukhenaiva tu gacchanti tasmād dharmaṃ samācaret
Thus, by this special kind of gift, men go in comfort to the city of the King of Dharma; therefore one should practise dharma.
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SkP-RK 52.20
अन्नदानं महाराज जलं चैव तु पुष्कलम् । पितृभ्यः प्रयतो दद्यात् तीर्थे चैवामरेश्वरे
annadānaṃ mahārāja jalaṃ caiva tu puṣkalam / pitṛbhyaḥ prayato dadyāt tīrthe caivāmareśvare
The gift of food, O great king, and abundant water too, one should give to the ancestors, self-controlled, at the sacred ford of Amareśvara.
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SkP-RK 52.21
तीर्थानि पुण्यक्षेत्राणि यानि वै कीर्तितानि च । काममोक्षप्रदानीह सर्वसिद्धिकराणि च
tīrthāni puṇyakṣetrāṇi yāni vai kīrtitāni ca / kāmamokṣapradānīha sarvasiddhikarāṇi ca
The sacred fords and holy fields which have been celebrated here are bestowers of desire and of liberation, and bring about every accomplishment;
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SkP-RK 52.22
सर्वेषाम् एव तेषां तु माता वै परिकीर्तिता । नर्मदा सरिता श्रेष्ठा सप्तकल्पवहा शुभा
sarveṣām eva teṣāṃ tu mātā vai parikīrtitā / narmadā saritā śreṣṭhā saptakalpavahā śubhā
but of all of them the mother is proclaimed to be the Narmadā, the best of rivers, flowing through seven aeons, auspicious.
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SkP-RK 52.23
तपसो यज्ञदानानां संख्या तीर्थेषु विद्यते । नर्मदायां न संख्यास्ति तेषाम् इत्य् आह शङ्करः
tapaso yajñadānānāṃ saṃkhyā tīrtheṣu vidyate / narmadāyāṃ na saṃkhyāsti teṣām ity āha śaṅkaraḥ
At (other) sacred fords there is a reckoning of austerity, sacrifices and gifts; at the Narmadā there is no reckoning of them — so said Śaṅkara.
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SkP-RK 52.24
यथा शिवस् तथा रेवा पूजनीया प्रयत्नतः । एषु ये तु कुकर्माणः पापा दानविवार्जिताः
yathā śivas tathā revā pūjanīyā prayatnataḥ / eṣu ye tu kukarmāṇaḥ pāpā dānavivārjitāḥ
As Śiva, so the Revā is to be worshipped diligently. But those among these (people) who are evildoers, sinful, devoid of giving —
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SkP-RK 52.25
पथा घोरेण ते यान्ति दक्षिणेन यमालयम् । षडशीतिसहस्राणि योजनानां समन्ततः
pathā ghoreṇa te yānti dakṣiṇena yamālayam / ṣaḍaśītisahasrāṇi yojanānāṃ samantataḥ
they go by a dreadful road, southward, to Yama's abode; eighty-six thousand leagues around,
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SkP-RK 52.26
पुरं ज्ञेयं महारौद्रं नानारूपैर् अधिष्ठितम् । समीपस्थम् इवाभाति नराणां क्रूरकर्मणाम्
puraṃ jñeyaṃ mahāraudraṃ nānārūpair adhiṣṭhitam / samīpastham ivābhāti narāṇāṃ krūrakarmaṇām
the city is to be known as most terrible, occupied by beings of many forms; to men of cruel deeds it appears as if close at hand.
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SkP-RK 52.27
पापिनाम् अपि दूरस्थं पथा रौद्रेण यान्ति ते । तीव्रकण्टकयुक्तेन शर्कराभूषितेन च
pāpinām api dūrasthaṃ pathā raudreṇa yānti te / tīvrakaṇṭakayuktena śarkarābhūṣitena ca
Though it is far off, even for sinners, they go by a terrible road, set with sharp thorns and strewn with gravel,
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SkP-RK 52.28
क्षुरधारावृतैस् तीक्ष्णैः पाषाणैर् निर्मितेन च । केचित् त्व् अनेन महता दारुदारैश् च घातकैः
kṣuradhārāvṛtais tīkṣṇaiḥ pāṣāṇair nirmitena ca / kecit tv anena mahatā dārudāraiś ca ghātakaiḥ
and made of sharp stones covered with razor-edges; and some (go) by this great (road) with wood-splitters and killers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.29
लोहसूचीभिर् उग्राभिर् ग्रस्तेन च क्वचित् क्वचित् । लताप्रतानविषमैः पर्वतैर् वृक्षसंकुलैः
lohasūcībhir ugrābhir grastena ca kvacit kvacit / latāpratānaviṣamaiḥ parvatair vṛkṣasaṃkulaiḥ
and (a road) devoured here and there by fierce iron needles, made rough with tangles of creepers, with mountains thick with trees,
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SkP-RK 52.30
सुतप्ताङ्गारयुक्तेन यान्ति मार्गेण दुःखिताः । क्वचिद् विषम् अगर्ताभिस् तप्तलोष्टेष्टकैर् अपि
sutaptāṅgārayuktena yānti mārgeṇa duḥkhitāḥ / kvacid viṣam agartābhis taptaloṣṭeṣṭakair api
they go, in misery, by a road set with well-heated coals; in places uneven with pits, and with heated clods and bricks too,
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SkP-RK 52.31
सुतप्तबालुकाभिश् च तथा तीक्ष्णैश् च शङ्कुभिः । अनेकभग्नशाखाभिर् आवृतेन क्वचित् क्वचित्
sutaptabālukābhiś ca tathā tīkṣṇaiś ca śaṅkubhiḥ / anekabhagnaśākhābhir āvṛtena kvacit kvacit
and with well-heated sands, and likewise with sharp stakes, (a road) covered here and there with many broken branches,
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SkP-RK 52.32
कष्टेन तमसा केचिद् गच्छन्ति हि यमालयम् । मार्गस्थाङ्गारकैस् तप्तैर् ग्रस्ता दावाग्निभिस् तथा
kaṣṭena tamasā kecid gacchanti hi yamālayam / mārgasthāṅgārakais taptair grastā dāvāgnibhis tathā
some go to Yama's abode through painful darkness, seized by the heated coals lying on the road and by forest fires,
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SkP-RK 52.33
क्वचित् तप्तशिलाभिश् च पङ्केन कटिमानतः । क्वचिद् दुष्टाम्बुना व्याप्तं दुष्करीषाग्निना क्वचित्
kvacit taptaśilābhiś ca paṅkena kaṭimānataḥ / kvacid duṣṭāmbunā vyāptaṃ duṣkarīṣāgninā kvacit
In one place (the road is covered) with heated stones, in one place with mud waist-deep, in one place it is filled with foul water, in one place with a fire of vile dung.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.34
क्वचिद् गृध्रैर् बकैर् व्याघ्रैर् दुष्टैः कीटैः सुदारुणैः । क्वचिन् महाकुलीराद्यैः क्वचित् त्वजगरैः पुनः
kvacid gṛdhrair bakair vyāghrair duṣṭaiḥ kīṭaiḥ sudāruṇaiḥ / kvacin mahākulīrādyaiḥ kvacit tvajagaraiḥ punaḥ
In one place (it is beset) with vultures, herons, tigers, vile and most terrible worms; in one place with huge crabs and the like, and again in one place with boa-constrictors.
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SkP-RK 52.35
मक्षिकाभिश् च रौद्राभिः क्वचित् सर्पैर् विषोल्वणैः । मत्तमातङ्गयूथैश् च समन्ताच् च प्रमाथिभिः
makṣikābhiś ca raudrābhiḥ kvacit sarpair viṣolvaṇaiḥ / mattamātaṅgayūthaiś ca samantāc ca pramāthibhiḥ
And with dreadful flies, in one place with snakes of virulent poison, and with herds of maddened elephants, crushing (everything) on every side;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.36
पन्थानमुल्लिखद्भिश् च तीक्ष्णशृङ्गैर् महाबलैः । सिंहैर् विषाणमहिषैर् रौद्रैर् मत्तैश् च श्वापदैः
panthānamullikhadbhiś ca tīkṣṇaśṛṅgair mahābalaiḥ / siṃhair viṣāṇamahiṣair raudrair mattaiś ca śvāpadaiḥ
and with mighty ones that tear up the path with their sharp horns — with lions, with horned buffaloes, and with dreadful, maddened beasts of prey;
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SkP-RK 52.37
डाकिनीभिश् च रौद्राभिर् विकरालैश् च राक्षसैः । व्याधिभिश् च महाघोरैः पावकैश् च दुरासदैः
ḍākinībhiś ca raudrābhir vikarālaiś ca rākṣasaiḥ / vyādhibhiś ca mahāghoraiḥ pāvakaiś ca durāsadaiḥ
and with dreadful ḍākinīs and with hideously gaping rākṣasas, and with most horrible diseases and with fires that cannot be approached;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.38
महानलविमिश्रेण महाचण्डेन वायुना । महापाषाणवर्षेण भिद्यमाना निराश्रयाः
mahānalavimiśreṇa mahācaṇḍena vāyunā / mahāpāṣāṇavarṣeṇa bhidyamānā nirāśrayāḥ
Shattered by a most violent wind mixed with a great fire, and by a rain of huge stones, without refuge,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.39
क्वचित् क्वचित् प्रतप्तेन दीप्यमाना व्रजन्ति हि । महता व बाणवर्षेण भिद्यमानाः समन्ततः
kvacit kvacit prataptena dīpyamānā vrajanti hi / mahatā va bāṇavarṣeṇa bhidyamānāḥ samantataḥ
here and there, burning with the scorching (heat), they go on indeed, being pierced on all sides as it were by a great rain of arrows;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.40
पतद्भिर्वज्रसङ्घातैर् उल्कापातैश् च दारुणैः । प्रदीप्ताङ्गारवर्षेण हन्यमाना व्रजन्ति हि
patadbhirvajrasaṅghātair ulkāpātaiś ca dāruṇaiḥ / pradīptāṅgāravarṣeṇa hanyamānā vrajanti hi
struck by falling masses of thunderbolts and by terrible meteor-falls, and by a rain of blazing coals, they go on indeed;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.41
महाघोररवैर् घोरैर् वित्रस्यन्तो मुहुर् मुहुः । निशितायुधवर्षेण पूर्यमाणाश् च सर्वशः
mahāghoraravair ghorair vitrasyanto muhur muhuḥ / niśitāyudhavarṣeṇa pūryamāṇāś ca sarvaśaḥ
terrified again and again by dreadful, most horrible roars, and pelted all over by a rain of sharpened weapons;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.42
महाक्षराम्बुधाराभिः सिच्यमाना मुहुर्मुहुः । महाशीतेन रौद्रेण क्षुरधारादिभिस् तथा
mahākṣarāmbudhārābhiḥ sicyamānā muhurmuhuḥ / mahāśītena raudreṇa kṣuradhārādibhis tathā
drenched again and again by streams of great corrosive water, by a dreadful extreme cold, and likewise by razor-edges and the rest;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.43
अन्यैर् बहुविधाकारैः शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः । इत्थं च तप्तरौद्रेण मार्गेण विषमेण च
anyair bahuvidhākāraiḥ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ / itthaṃ ca taptaraudreṇa mārgeṇa viṣameṇa ca
and by other (torments) of many kinds, by hundreds and by thousands. Thus, by a road scorching and dreadful and uneven,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.44
अविश्रान्तेन महता ह्य् अविदूरेण भारत । अविदूरेण कष्टेन सर्वदुःखाश्रयेण च
aviśrāntena mahatā hy avidūreṇa bhārata / avidūreṇa kaṣṭena sarvaduḥkhāśrayeṇa ca
unresting, vast, and not (ever) near (its end), O Bhārata — not near, painful, and the seat of every misery —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.45
नीयन्ते देहिनः सर्वे मूढाः पापपरायणाः । यमदूतैर् महाघोरैर् यमाज्ञाकारिभिर् बलात्
nīyante dehinaḥ sarve mūḍhāḥ pāpaparāyaṇāḥ / yamadūtair mahāghorair yamājñākāribhir balāt
all embodied beings, deluded and given over to sin, are led by force by the most terrible messengers of Yama, who carry out Yama's command.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.46
एकाकिनः पराधीना मित्रबन्धुविवर्जिताः । शोचन्तः स्वानि कर्माणि दह्यन्ते च मुहुर्मुहुः
ekākinaḥ parādhīnā mitrabandhuvivarjitāḥ / śocantaḥ svāni karmāṇi dahyante ca muhurmuhuḥ
Alone, subject to another's power, bereft of friends and kinsmen, lamenting their own deeds, they are burned again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.47
प्रेतभूतविमिश्राश् च शुष्ककण्ठोष्ठतालुकाः । कृशाङ्गा भीतभीताश् च दह्यमाना हुताग्निना
pretabhūtavimiśrāś ca śuṣkakaṇṭhoṣṭhatālukāḥ / kṛśāṅgā bhītabhītāś ca dahyamānā hutāgninā
Mingled with ghosts and spirits, their throats, lips and palates dry, their limbs emaciated, terrified again and again, they are burned by the fire (they have) offered.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.48
बद्धाः शृङ्खलया केचित् मज्जन्तः पापिनो भृशम् । कृष्यन्ते दह्यमानास् तु यमदूतैर् बलोत्कटैः
baddhāḥ śṛṅkhalayā kecit majjantaḥ pāpino bhṛśam / kṛṣyante dahyamānās tu yamadūtair balotkaṭaiḥ
Some sinners, bound with a chain, sinking down utterly, are dragged along, being burned, by the messengers of Yama of surpassing strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.49
उरस्यधोमुखस्थाने तथैव खलु दुःखिताः । केशपाशे विबद्धाश् च कृष्यन्ते पापिनस् तथा
urasyadhomukhasthāne tathaiva khalu duḥkhitāḥ / keśapāśe vibaddhāś ca kṛṣyante pāpinas tathā
So too, indeed, tormented in the position of (lying) face-down on the chest, the sinners, bound by the mass of their hair, are dragged along likewise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.50
ललाटे चाशुगैर् बिद्ध्वा कृष्यन्ते देहिनः क्वचित् । उत्ताना दुष्टपन्थानं नीयन्ते पापकर्मणा
lalāṭe cāśugair biddhvā kṛṣyante dehinaḥ kvacit / uttānā duṣṭapanthānaṃ nīyante pāpakarmaṇā
And having been pierced in the forehead with arrows, in some places the embodied ones are dragged along; lying on their backs they are led along the foul road by (the force of) their evil deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.51
पार्श्वबाहुविबद्धाश् च जठरे परिपीडिताः । ग्रीवापाशविकृष्याश् च के ऽपि यान्ति सुदुःखिताः
pārśvabāhuvibaddhāś ca jaṭhare paripīḍitāḥ / grīvāpāśavikṛṣyāś ca ke 'pi yānti suduḥkhitāḥ
And bound at the sides and arms, squeezed hard about the belly, and dragged by a noose at the neck, some go along in great pain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.52
जिह्वाशङ्कुप्रदानेन समानीयकृकाटिकाः । अर्द्धचन्द्रेण गृह्यन्ते क्षिप्यमाणा इतस् ततः
jihvāśaṅkupradānena samānīyakṛkāṭikāḥ / arddhacandreṇa gṛhyante kṣipyamāṇā itas tataḥ
By the driving of a spike through the tongue their necks are brought together; they are seized with a crescent-headed (arrow) and flung this way and that.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.53
शिश्ने च वृषणे चैव रज्ज्वा बद्धास् तथा परो । विच्छिन्नहस्तपादाश् च छिन्नकर्णोष्ठनासिकाः
śiśne ca vṛṣaṇe caiva rajjvā baddhās tathā paro / vicchinnahastapādāś ca chinnakarṇoṣṭhanāsikāḥ
(Some are) bound with a rope by the penis and the testicles, and another likewise; and (some have) their hands and feet cut off, their ears, lips and noses severed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.54
विच्छिन्नशिश्नवृषणाश् छिन्नशीर्षाङ्गसंचयाः । अङ्कुशैर् भिद्यमानास् तु खाद्यमानाः सरीसृपैः
vicchinnaśiśnavṛṣaṇāś chinnaśīrṣāṅgasaṃcayāḥ / aṅkuśair bhidyamānās tu khādyamānāḥ sarīsṛpaiḥ
(Some have) their penis and testicles cut off, (some are) heaps of severed heads and limbs; and (some are) torn open with hooks, (some) devoured by creeping things.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.55
इतश् चेतश् च धावन्ति क्रन्दमाना निराश्रयाः । मुद्गारैर् लोहदण्डैश् च हन्यमाना मुहुर् मुहुः
itaś cetaś ca dhāvanti krandamānā nirāśrayāḥ / mudgārair lohadaṇḍaiś ca hanyamānā muhur muhuḥ
They run this way and that, shrieking, with no refuge, being struck again and again with mallets and iron rods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.56
कशाभिर् विविधाभिश् च घोराभिश् च समन्ततः । भिन्दिपालैश् च तुद्यन्ते वमन्तः शोणितं मुहुः
kaśābhir vividhābhiś ca ghorābhiś ca samantataḥ / bhindipālaiś ca tudyante vamantaḥ śoṇitaṃ muhuḥ
And with whips of many kinds, terrible ones, on every side, and with javelins they are pierced, vomiting blood again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.57
पात्यमानाश् च सलिले छायां वै प्रार्थयन्ति च । दानहीनाः प्रयान्त्य् एवं प्रायश्चित्तकृतो नराः
pātyamānāś ca salile chāyāṃ vai prārthayanti ca / dānahīnāḥ prayānty evaṃ prāyaścittakṛto narāḥ
And being cast down into the water, they beg for shade. Thus do men go who are destitute of giving and who have (only) performed penance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.58
गृहीत्वा चैव पाथेयं सुखं याति यमालयम् । एवं पथा निकृष्टेन प्राप्ता यमपुरं नराः
gṛhītvā caiva pātheyaṃ sukhaṃ yāti yamālayam / evaṃ pathā nikṛṣṭena prāptā yamapuraṃ narāḥ
And taking provisions for the road, one goes happily to Yama's abode. Thus by that wretched road men reach Yama's city.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.59
प्राज्ञापितैस् तथा दूतैः प्रवेश्यन्ते यमाग्रतः । तत्र ये शुभकर्माणस् तान् वै संस्मारयेद् यमः
prājñāpitais tathā dūtaiḥ praveśyante yamāgrataḥ / tatra ye śubhakarmāṇas tān vai saṃsmārayed yamaḥ
They are brought in before Yama by messengers who have been instructed; there Yama calls to mind those who are of good deeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.60
स्वागतासनदानेन पाद्यार्घेण प्रियेण च । धन्या यूयं महात्मानात्मनो हितकारिणः
svāgatāsanadānena pādyārgheṇa priyeṇa ca / dhanyā yūyaṃ mahātmānātmano hitakāriṇaḥ
With welcome and the offering of a seat, with water for the feet and with a pleasing guest-offering (he honours them, saying): "Blessed are you, great souls, doers of your own good,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.61
यैस् तु दिव्यसुखार्थं हि भवद्भिः सुकृतं कृतम् । नर्मदातटमाश्रित्य पर्वते ऽमरकण्टके
yais tu divyasukhārthaṃ hi bhavadbhiḥ sukṛtaṃ kṛtam / narmadātaṭamāśritya parvate 'marakaṇṭake
you by whom, for the sake of heavenly happiness, good was done, resorting to the bank of the Narmadā, on the mountain Amarakaṇṭaka —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.62
दानं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं हुतं चेष्टं विधानतः । वाराणस्यां कुरुक्षेत्रे प्रयागे पुष्करे तथा
dānaṃ dattaṃ tapastaptaṃ hutaṃ ceṣṭaṃ vidhānataḥ / vārāṇasyāṃ kurukṣetre prayāge puṣkare tathā
gifts given, austerity practised, oblation offered and sacrifice performed according to rule, at Vārāṇasī, at Kurukṣetra, at Prayāga and at Puṣkara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.63
गयायां नैमिषारण्ये गङ्गासागरसङ्गमे । केदारे भरैवे चापि प्रभासे शशिभूषणे
gayāyāṃ naimiṣāraṇye gaṅgāsāgarasaṅgame / kedāre bharaive cāpi prabhāse śaśibhūṣaṇe
at Gayā, in the Naimiṣa forest, at the meeting of the Ganges and the ocean, at Kedāra and at Bhairava too, at Prabhāsa where the moon is the ornament,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.64
महाकालवने रम्ये श्रीशैले त्रिपुरान्तके । त्रैयम्बके धौतपापे नीलकण्ठे तथैव च
mahākālavane ramye śrīśaile tripurāntake / traiyambake dhautapāpe nīlakaṇṭhe tathaiva ca
in the lovely Mahākāla forest, at Śrīśaila, at Tripurāntaka, at Traiyambaka, at Dhautapāpa, and likewise at Nīlakaṇṭha,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.65
गङ्गाद्वारे हिमद्वारे तथा कालञ्जरे गिरौ । एतेष्वन्येषु तीर्थेषु क्षेत्रेषु च यथाक्रमम्
gaṅgādvāre himadvāre tathā kālañjare girau / eteṣvanyeṣu tīrtheṣu kṣetreṣu ca yathākramam
at Gaṅgādvāra, at Himadvāra, and so on the mountain Kālañjara — at these and at other holy fords and sacred fields, each in due order,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.66
लब्धं जन्मफलं चैव भवद्भिर् नात्र संशयः । इदं विमानम् आरुह्य दिव्यस्त्रीभोगभूषितम्
labdhaṃ janmaphalaṃ caiva bhavadbhir nātra saṃśayaḥ / idaṃ vimānam āruhya divyastrībhogabhūṣitam
the fruit of birth has been obtained by you — of this there is no doubt. Mount this celestial car, adorned with heavenly women and enjoyments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.67
संगच्छध्वं शिवं स्वर्गं सर्वकामसमन्वितम् । तत्र भुक्त्वा महाभोगान् अनन्तान् पुण्यसंख्यया
saṃgacchadhvaṃ śivaṃ svargaṃ sarvakāmasamanvitam / tatra bhuktvā mahābhogān anantān puṇyasaṃkhyayā
and go to blessed heaven, furnished with every desire. There, having enjoyed great pleasures, endless in proportion to your merit,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.68
यत्किंचिद् अन्यद् अशुभं स्वल्पं तदपि भोक्ष्यथ । आख्यातं तु मया तावत् कल्पगातीरवासिनः
yatkiṃcid anyad aśubhaṃ svalpaṃ tadapi bhokṣyatha / ākhyātaṃ tu mayā tāvat kalpagātīravāsinaḥ
whatever little else of evil there is, that too you will experience." — So much has been declared by me concerning those who dwell on the bank of the Kalpagā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.69
आरोहन्ति विमानानि सर्वेषामुपरि स्थिताः । सर्वतीर्थेषु संख्यास्ति ह्युक्तं ब्रह्मादिभिः पुरा
ārohanti vimānāni sarveṣāmupari sthitāḥ / sarvatīrtheṣu saṃkhyāsti hyuktaṃ brahmādibhiḥ purā
They mount celestial cars, standing above all (others). In all the holy fords there is a reckoning, for so it was declared of old by Brahmā and the rest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.70
तत्र यद् दीयते दानं तेन स्वर्गे महीयते । म्रियते तत्र यः कश्चिद् व्रतेनानशनेन च
tatra yad dīyate dānaṃ tena svarge mahīyate / mriyate tatra yaḥ kaścid vratenānaśanena ca
By whatever gift is given there, one is honoured in heaven; and whoever dies there through a vow and through fasting,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.71
दिव्ययानं समाश्रित्य स प्रयाति शिवालयम् । एतत् ते कथितं राजन् कल्पगापुण्यमुत्तमम्
divyayānaṃ samāśritya sa prayāti śivālayam / etat te kathitaṃ rājan kalpagāpuṇyamuttamam
he, resorting to a celestial vehicle, goes to Śiva's abode. This, O king, has been told to you — the supreme merit of the Kalpagā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.72
पश्यन्ति पुण्यकर्माणो यमं मित्रम् इवात्मनः । ये पुनः क्रूरकर्माणस्ते पश्यन्ति भयानकम्
paśyanti puṇyakarmāṇo yamaṃ mitram ivātmanaḥ / ye punaḥ krūrakarmāṇaste paśyanti bhayānakam
Those of meritorious deeds see Yama as if he were their own friend; but those who are of cruel deeds see him as terrifying:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.73
दंष्ट्रा करालवदनं भ्रुकुटीकुटिलेक्षणम् । ऊर्द्ध्वकेशं महाश्मश्रुं स्फुरदोष्ठाधरोत्तरम्
daṃṣṭrā karālavadanaṃ bhrukuṭīkuṭilekṣaṇam / ūrddhvakeśaṃ mahāśmaśruṃ sphuradoṣṭhādharottaram
(They see him) with a mouth made terrible by tusks, with eyes crooked from a knitted brow, his hair standing upright, with a great beard, his upper and lower lips quivering;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.74
अष्टादशभुजं क्रूरं नीलाञ्जनचयोपमम् । सर्वायुधोह्यतकरं गर्जन्तं दण्डपाणिनम्
aṣṭādaśabhujaṃ krūraṃ nīlāñjanacayopamam / sarvāyudhohyatakaraṃ garjantaṃ daṇḍapāṇinam
eighteen-armed, cruel, like a heap of dark antimony, with weapons of every kind raised in his hands, roaring, holding the rod;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.75
महामहिषमारूढं तप्ताग्निसमलोचनम् । रक्तमाल्याम्बरधरं महामेरुम् इवोत्थितम्
mahāmahiṣamārūḍhaṃ taptāgnisamalocanam / raktamālyāmbaradharaṃ mahāmerum ivotthitam
mounted on a huge buffalo, his eyes like blazing fire, wearing red garlands and red garments, risen up like the great Meru;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.76
प्रलयाम्बुदनिर्घोषं पिबन्तम् इव वारिधीन् । ग्रसन्तम् इव त्रैलोक्यमुद्गिरतम् इवानलम्
pralayāmbudanirghoṣaṃ pibantam iva vāridhīn / grasantam iva trailokyamudgiratam ivānalam
roaring like the clouds of the world's dissolution, as if drinking up the oceans, as if devouring the three worlds, as if belching forth fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.77
मृत्युस् तस्य समीपस्थः कालानलसमप्रभः । कालश् चाञ्जनसंकाशः कृतान्तश् च भयानकः
mṛtyus tasya samīpasthaḥ kālānalasamaprabhaḥ / kālaś cāñjanasaṃkāśaḥ kṛtāntaś ca bhayānakaḥ
Death stands near him, with a radiance like the fire of time; and Kāla, dark as antimony, and Kṛtānta, the terrifying;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.78
विविधा व्याधयस्तीक्ष्णा नानारूपा भयानकाः । शक्तिशूलाङ्कुशधराः पाशचक्रासिपाणयः
vividhā vyādhayastīkṣṇā nānārūpā bhayānakāḥ / śaktiśūlāṅkuśadharāḥ pāśacakrāsipāṇayaḥ
and the diseases of many kinds, sharp, of various forms, terrifying, bearing spears, tridents and hooks, with noose, discus and sword in their hands,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.79
वज्रदंष्ट्राधरा रौद्राः क्रूराश् चाञ्जनसन्निभाः । सर्वायुधोद्यतकरा यमदूताश् च घातकाः
vajradaṃṣṭrādharā raudrāḥ krūrāś cāñjanasannibhāḥ / sarvāyudhodyatakarā yamadūtāś ca ghātakāḥ
bearing adamantine tusks, dreadful, cruel, resembling antimony, with all weapons raised in their hands — the messengers of Yama, the slayers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.80
एवं विधं यमं तत्र पश्यन्ति पापचारिणः । निर्भयो याति चात्यर्थं यमो वा पापकारिणम्
evaṃ vidhaṃ yamaṃ tatra paśyanti pāpacāriṇaḥ / nirbhayo yāti cātyarthaṃ yamo vā pāpakāriṇam
Such is the Yama that evil-doers see there; but Yama goes very much without fear (toward?) the doer of evil.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.81
चित्रगुप्तश् च भगवान् धर्मं तेषां प्रबोधयन् । भो भो दुष्कृतकर्माणः परद्रव्यापहारकाः
citraguptaś ca bhagavān dharmaṃ teṣāṃ prabodhayan / bho bho duṣkṛtakarmāṇaḥ paradravyāpahārakāḥ
And the lord Citragupta, instructing them in dharma: "Ho, ho, you doers of evil deeds, you plunderers of others' property,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.82
गार्जिता रूपवीर्येण परदारोपमर्दकाः । यस् तु यत् कुरुते कर्म तेन तद् भुज्यते पुनः
gārjitā rūpavīryeṇa paradāropamardakāḥ / yas tu yat kurute karma tena tad bhujyate punaḥ
you who roared with (pride in) beauty and strength, you violators of others' wives! Whatever deed a man does, by that very deed it is afterwards experienced.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.83
तत् किम् आत्मोपघातार्थं भवद्भिर् दुष्कृतं कृतम् । किम् अर्थं परितप्यध्वं पीड्यमानाः स्वकर्मभिः
tat kim ātmopaghātārthaṃ bhavadbhir duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam / kim arthaṃ paritapyadhvaṃ pīḍyamānāḥ svakarmabhiḥ
So why was that evil deed done by you, to your own destruction? Why do you now lament, tormented by your own deeds?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.84
भुज्यन्ते स्वानि कर्माणि नास्ति दोषो ऽत्र कस्यचित् । एते च पृथिवीपालाः संप्राप्ताश् च महीपते
bhujyante svāni karmāṇi nāsti doṣo 'tra kasyacit / ete ca pṛthivīpālāḥ saṃprāptāś ca mahīpate
One's own deeds are experienced; there is no one's fault in this. And these guardians of the earth have arrived here, O lord of the earth,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.85
स्वकीयैः कर्मभिर् घोरैर् दुष्प्रज्ञाबलगर्विताः । भो भो नृपा दुराचाराः प्रजाविध्वंसकारिणः
svakīyaiḥ karmabhir ghorair duṣprajñābalagarvitāḥ / bho bho nṛpā durācārāḥ prajāvidhvaṃsakāriṇaḥ
by their own dreadful deeds, puffed up with bad judgment and with power. Ho, ho, you kings of evil conduct, you destroyers of your subjects!
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.86
स्वल्पकालस्य राज्यस्य किं वै तद् दुष्कृतं कृतम् । भवद्भी राज्यलोभेन मोहेनान्यायवृत्तिभिः
svalpakālasya rājyasya kiṃ vai tad duṣkṛtaṃ kṛtam / bhavadbhī rājyalobhena mohenānyāyavṛttibhiḥ
For a kingdom lasting a short time, why indeed was that evil deed done by you, out of greed for the kingdom, out of delusion, acting unjustly?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.87
यद्गृहीतं फलं तस्य यूयं भुङ्ग्ध्वं यथातथम् । कुत्र राज्यं कलत्रं वा यदर्थम् अशुभं कृतम्
yadgṛhītaṃ phalaṃ tasya yūyaṃ bhuṅgdhvaṃ yathātatham / kutra rājyaṃ kalatraṃ vā yadartham aśubhaṃ kṛtam
The fruit of what you seized — experience it exactly as it is. Where is the kingdom now, or the wife, for whose sake the wrong was done?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.88
तत्सर्वस्वं परित्यज्य यूयम् एकाकिनस् तथा । त्वद् बान्धवा न पश्यन्ति येन विध्वंसिताः प्रजाः
tatsarvasvaṃ parityajya yūyam ekākinas tathā / tvad bāndhavā na paśyanti yena vidhvaṃsitāḥ prajāḥ
Abandoning all that property, you are thus alone; your kinsmen do not see (you) — you by whom the subjects were destroyed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.89
यमदूतैः पात्यमाना अधुना कीदृशं भवेत् । एवं बहुविधैर् वाक्यैर् उपलब्धा यमेन ते
yamadūtaiḥ pātyamānā adhunā kīdṛśaṃ bhavet / evaṃ bahuvidhair vākyair upalabdhā yamena te
Being cast down now by Yama's messengers, how will it be (for you)?" Thus they were reproached by Yama with words of many kinds;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.90
शोचन्ति स्वानि कर्माणि तूष्णीं भूताश् च पार्थिव । इति वाक्यैः समादिश्य नृपांस् तान् धर्मराट् ततः
śocanti svāni karmāṇi tūṣṇīṃ bhūtāś ca pārthiva / iti vākyaiḥ samādiśya nṛpāṃs tān dharmarāṭ tataḥ
they grieve over their own deeds and fall silent, O king. Having thus admonished those kings with (these) words, the king of dharma then,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.91
तेषां पापविशुद्ध्यर्थं यमो दूतान् अथाब्रवीत् । भो भोश् चण्ड महाचण्ड गृहीत्वा नृपतीनिमान्
teṣāṃ pāpaviśuddhyarthaṃ yamo dūtān athābravīt / bho bhoś caṇḍa mahācaṇḍa gṛhītvā nṛpatīnimān
for the purification of their sins, Yama spoke to his messengers: "Ho, ho, Caṇḍa, Mahācaṇḍa! Take these kings
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.92
विशोधयध्वं पापेभ्यः क्रमेण नरकाग्निना । ततः शीघ्रं समास्थाय नृपान् संगृह्य पादयोः
viśodhayadhvaṃ pāpebhyaḥ krameṇa narakāgninā / tataḥ śīghraṃ samāsthāya nṛpān saṃgṛhya pādayoḥ
and purify them of their sins step by step with the fire of hell." Then, quickly setting to it, Yama's servants seized the kings by the feet,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.93
भ्रामयित्वा तु वेगेन चिक्षिपुर्यमकिङ्कराः । सर्वे वेगेन महता सुप्रतप्ते महीतले
bhrāmayitvā tu vegena cikṣipuryamakiṅkarāḥ / sarve vegena mahatā supratapte mahītale
And Yama's servants, having whirled (them) about with force, hurled (them) down — all (of them), with great force, onto the thoroughly heated surface of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.94
आस्फालयन्ति महति चाश्मसारमये द्रुमे । ततस् ते सर्व एवाशु प्रहारैर् जर्जरीकृताः
āsphālayanti mahati cāśmasāramaye drume / tatas te sarva evāśu prahārair jarjarīkṛtāḥ
And they dash (them) against a great tree made of stone and iron; then all of them are at once battered to pieces by the blows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.95
विसंज्ञाश् च तदा सन्ति निश्चेष्टाश् च युधिष्ठिर । ततस् ते वायुना स्पृष्टाः शनैस् तु जीविताः पुनः
visaṃjñāś ca tadā santi niśceṣṭāś ca yudhiṣṭhira / tatas te vāyunā spṛṣṭāḥ śanais tu jīvitāḥ punaḥ
And then they lie unconscious and motionless, Yudhiṣṭhira; then, touched by the wind, they are slowly brought back to life again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.96
तानानीय विशुद्ध्यर्थं क्षिपन्ति नरकार्णवे । अष्टाविंशतिर् एवाद्यास् तीव्रानरककोटयः
tānānīya viśuddhyarthaṃ kṣipanti narakārṇave / aṣṭāviṃśatir evādyās tīvrānarakakoṭayaḥ
Having brought them (there), for the sake of purification they throw (them) into the ocean of hell. The first, indeed, are twenty-eight crores of fierce hells,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.97
सप्तमस्य तलस्यान्ते घोरे तमसि संस्थिताः । अतिघोरा च रौद्रा च तथा घोरतमा स्थिता
saptamasya talasyānte ghore tamasi saṃsthitāḥ / atighorā ca raudrā ca tathā ghoratamā sthitā
situated at the end of the seventh level, in dreadful darkness. And the Very Dreadful, and the Terrible, and likewise the Most Dreadful stand (there);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.98
अत्यन्तदुःखजननी घोररूपा च पञ्चमी । षष्ठी तरणताराख्या सप्तमी च भयानका
atyantaduḥkhajananī ghorarūpā ca pañcamī / ṣaṣṭhī taraṇatārākhyā saptamī ca bhayānakā
and the fourth, Producer of Extreme Pain; and the fifth, Of Dreadful Form; the sixth named Taraṇatārā, and the seventh, the Frightful;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.99
अष्टमी कालरात्रिश् च नवमी च घटोत्कटा । दशमी चैव चण्डा च महाचण्डा ततो ऽप्यधः
aṣṭamī kālarātriś ca navamī ca ghaṭotkaṭā / daśamī caiva caṇḍā ca mahācaṇḍā tato 'pyadhaḥ
the eighth, Kālarātri (Night of Death); and the ninth, Ghaṭotkaṭā; and the tenth, Caṇḍā (Fierce); below that, Mahācaṇḍā (Very Fierce);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.100
चण्डकोलाहला चैव प्रचण्डा च पराग्निका । जघन्या ह्यवरा लोमा भीषणी चैव नायिका
caṇḍakolāhalā caiva pracaṇḍā ca parāgnikā / jaghanyā hyavarā lomā bhīṣaṇī caiva nāyikā
and Caṇḍakolāhalā (Fierce Uproar), and Pracaṇḍā (Violent), and Parāgnikā; Jaghanyā (Lowest), Avarā (Inferior), Lomā, and Bhīṣaṇī (Terrifying), and Nāyikā;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.101
कराला विकराला च वज्रविंशतिराश्रिता । अस्ता च पञ्चकोणा च सुदीर्घा परिवर्तुला
karālā vikarālā ca vajraviṃśatirāśritā / astā ca pañcakoṇā ca sudīrghā parivartulā
and Karālā (Gaping), and Vikarālā (Hideous), Vajraviṃśatirāśritā; and Astā, and Pañcakoṇā (Five-cornered), Sudīrghā (Very Long), Parivartulā (Quite Round);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.102
सप्तभौमाष्टभौमा च दीर्घमायेतिहापरा । इति ता नामतः प्रोक्ता घोरा नरककोटयः
saptabhaumāṣṭabhaumā ca dīrghamāyetihāparā / iti tā nāmataḥ proktā ghorā narakakoṭayaḥ
and Saptabhaumā (Seven-storeyed), Aṣṭabhaumā (Eight-storeyed), and another, Dīrghamāyā — thus these dreadful crores of hells have been declared by name.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.103
अष्टाविंशतिरेतास् तु भूतानां मानतः स्मृताः । तासां क्रमेण विज्ञेयाः पञ्चपञ्चैव नायका
aṣṭāviṃśatiretās tu bhūtānāṃ mānataḥ smṛtāḥ / tāsāṃ krameṇa vijñeyāḥ pañcapañcaiva nāyakā
But these twenty-eight are recorded according to the reckoning of beings; among them, in order, are to be known five leaders each,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.104
प्रत्येकं सर्वकोटीनां नामतस् तु विशाम्पते । रौरवः प्रथमस् तेषां रुदन्ति यत्र देहिनः
pratyekaṃ sarvakoṭīnāṃ nāmatas tu viśāmpate / rauravaḥ prathamas teṣāṃ rudanti yatra dehinaḥ
one by one, of all the crores, by name, O lord of men. The first of them is Raurava, where embodied beings wail;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.105
महारौरवपीडाभिर् महान्तो ऽपि रुदन्ति हि । तमः शीतं तथा चोष्णं पञ्चैते नायकाः स्मृताः
mahārauravapīḍābhir mahānto 'pi rudanti hi / tamaḥ śītaṃ tathā coṣṇaṃ pañcaite nāyakāḥ smṛtāḥ
through the torments of Mahāraurava even the great ones wail indeed; Tamas (Darkness), Śīta (Cold), and likewise Uṣṇa (Heat) — these five are recorded as the leaders.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.106
अघोरः प्रथमस् तीक्ष्णः पद्मः संजीवनः शठः । महामायो विलोमश् च कण्टकः कटकः स्मृतः
aghoraḥ prathamas tīkṣṇaḥ padmaḥ saṃjīvanaḥ śaṭhaḥ / mahāmāyo vilomaś ca kaṇṭakaḥ kaṭakaḥ smṛtaḥ
Aghora is the first, (then) Tīkṣṇa, Padma, Saṃjīvana, Śaṭha, Mahāmāya and Viloma, Kaṇṭaka, and Kaṭaka are recorded;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.107
तीव्रो वामः करालश् च किङ्करालः प्रकम्पनः । महाचक्रः सुपद्मश् च कालसूत्रः प्रगर्जनः
tīvro vāmaḥ karālaś ca kiṅkarālaḥ prakampanaḥ / mahācakraḥ supadmaś ca kālasūtraḥ pragarjanaḥ
Tīvra, Vāma, and Karāla, Kiṅkarāla, Prakampana, Mahācakra and Supadma, Kālasūtra, Pragarjana;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.108
सूचीमुखः सुनेमिश् च खादकः सुप्रपीडितः । कुम्भीपाकः सुपाकश् च क्रकचश् च सुदारुणः
sūcīmukhaḥ sunemiś ca khādakaḥ suprapīḍitaḥ / kumbhīpākaḥ supākaś ca krakacaś ca sudāruṇaḥ
Sūcīmukha and Sunemi, Khādaka, Suprapīḍita, Kumbhīpāka and Supāka, and Krakaca, and Sudāruṇa;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.109
अङ्गाररात्रिः पचनः असृक्पूयभवस् तथा । सुतीक्ष्णाः शण्डशकुनी महासंवर्तकः क्रतुः
aṅgārarātriḥ pacanaḥ asṛkpūyabhavas tathā / sutīkṣṇāḥ śaṇḍaśakunī mahāsaṃvartakaḥ kratuḥ
Aṅgārarātri, Pacana, and likewise Asṛkpūyabhava, Sutīkṣṇa, Śaṇḍaśakunī, Mahāsaṃvartaka, Kratu;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.110
तप्तजन्तुः पङ्कलेषः पूतिमान् च ह्रदस्त्रपुः । उच्छ्वासश् च निरुच्छ्वासः सुदीर्घः क्रूरशाल्मली
taptajantuḥ paṅkaleṣaḥ pūtimān ca hradastrapuḥ / ucchvāsaś ca nirucchvāsaḥ sudīrghaḥ krūraśālmalī
Taptajantu, Paṅkaleṣa, and Pūtimān, Hradastrapu, and Ucchvāsa and Nirucchvāsa, Sudīrgha, Krūraśālmalī;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.111
उष्ट्रितस्तु महानादः प्रवाहः सुप्रवाहनः । वृषाश्रयो वृषाश्वश् च सिंहव्याघ्रगजाननाः
uṣṭritastu mahānādaḥ pravāhaḥ supravāhanaḥ / vṛṣāśrayo vṛṣāśvaś ca siṃhavyāghragajānanāḥ
Uṣṭrita, then Mahānāda, Pravāha, Supravāhana, Vṛṣāśraya and Vṛṣāśva, and those with the faces of lions, tigers and elephants;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.112
श्वशूकराजमहिषमेषमूषखराननाः । ग्राहकुम्भीरनक्रास्या महाघोरा भयानकाः
śvaśūkarājamahiṣameṣamūṣakharānanāḥ / grāhakumbhīranakrāsyā mahāghorā bhayānakāḥ
those with the faces of dogs, boars, goats, buffaloes, rams, mice and asses; those with the mouths of sharks, crocodiles and alligators — most dreadful and terrifying;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 52.113
सर्वभक्षाः स्वभक्षाश् च सर्वकर्मा ऽश्ववायसाः । गृध्रोलूक उलूकश् च शार्दूलकपिकच्छुराः
sarvabhakṣāḥ svabhakṣāś ca sarvakarmā 'śvavāyasāḥ / gṛdhrolūka ulūkaś ca śārdūlakapikacchurāḥ
(Those called) All-Devourer and Self-Devourer, All-Deeds, Horse-and-Crow, Vulture-Owl and Owl, Tiger, Ape, and Kacchura (the Itch-Bearer);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 52.114
गण्डकः पूतिवक्त्रश् च रक्तास्यः पूतिमूत्रिकः । कणधूम्रस् तुषाराग्निः कृमिमान् निरयस् तथा
gaṇḍakaḥ pūtivaktraś ca raktāsyaḥ pūtimūtrikaḥ / kaṇadhūmras tuṣārāgniḥ kṛmimān nirayas tathā
Gaṇḍaka (Rhinoceros), Putrid-Mouth, Red-Mouth, Putrid-Urine, Grain-Smoke, Frost-Fire, the Worm-Filled, and Niraya (the Pit);
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SkP-RK 52.115
आतोद्यश् च प्रतोद्यश् च रुधिरोद्यश् च भोजनम् । कालात्मगो ऽनुभक्षश् च सर्वभक्षः सुदारुणः
ātodyaś ca pratodyaś ca rudhirodyaś ca bhojanam / kālātmago 'nubhakṣaś ca sarvabhakṣaḥ sudāruṇaḥ
Ātodya (the Beaten) and Pratodya (the Goaded), Rudhirodya (the Bloodied), and Food (Bhojana), Kālātmaga, Anubhakṣa (After-Eater), and All-Devourer, exceedingly terrible;
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SkP-RK 52.116
कर्कटस् तु विशालश् च विकटः कटपूतनः । अम्बरीषः कटाहश् च कष्टा वैतरणी नदी
karkaṭas tu viśālaś ca vikaṭaḥ kaṭapūtanaḥ / ambarīṣaḥ kaṭāhaś ca kaṣṭā vaitaraṇī nadī
and Karkaṭa (Crab), Viśāla (Vast), Vikaṭa (Hideous), Kaṭapūtana, Ambarīṣa, Kaṭāha (the Cauldron), and the painful river Vaitaraṇī;
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SkP-RK 52.117
सुतप्तो लोहशङ्कुश् च एकपादो ऽश्रुपूरणः । असिपत्रवनं घोरम् अस्थिलिङ्गं प्रतिष्ठितम्
sutapto lohaśaṅkuś ca ekapādo 'śrupūraṇaḥ / asipatravanaṃ ghoram asthiliṅgaṃ pratiṣṭhitam
Sutapta (Well-Heated), Lohaśaṅku (Iron-Spike), Ekapāda (One-Foot), Aśrupūraṇa (Tear-Filling), the dreadful Sword-Leaf Forest, and Asthiliṅga established (there);
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SkP-RK 52.118
तिलातसीक्षुयन्त्राणि कूटपापप्रमर्दनाः । महाचुल्ली विचुल्ली च तप्तलोहमयी शिला
tilātasīkṣuyantrāṇi kūṭapāpapramardanāḥ / mahācullī vicullī ca taptalohamayī śilā
the presses for sesame, flax, and sugarcane, the crushers of fraud and sin, Mahācullī (Great Furnace) and Vicullī, and the rock made of heated iron;
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SkP-RK 52.119
पर्वतः क्षुरधाराख्यो मयो यमलपर्वतः । सूचीविष्ठान्धकूपाश् च पतनः पातनस् तथा
parvataḥ kṣuradhārākhyo mayo yamalaparvataḥ / sūcīviṣṭhāndhakūpāś ca patanaḥ pātanas tathā
the mountain named Razor-Edge, Maya, the Twin Mountain, the wells of needles, of excrement, and of darkness, and Patana (Falling) and Pātana (Casting Down);
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SkP-RK 52.120
मुशली वृषली चैवाशिवा सङ्कटला तथा । तालपत्रासिगहनं महामोहक एव च
muśalī vṛṣalī caivāśivā saṅkaṭalā tathā / tālapatrāsigahanaṃ mahāmohaka eva ca
Muśalī (the Pestle-Bearer) and Vṛṣalī, Aśivā (the Inauspicious), and likewise Saṅkaṭalā (the Narrow), the thicket of palm-leaf swords, and Mahāmohaka (the Great Bewilderer);
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SkP-RK 52.121
संमोहनो ऽस्थिभङ्गश् च तप्ताचलमयो ऽगुणः । बहुदुःखो महादुःखः कश्मलो यमलस् तथा
saṃmohano 'sthibhaṅgaś ca taptācalamayo 'guṇaḥ / bahuduḥkho mahāduḥkhaḥ kaśmalo yamalas tathā
Saṃmohana (Bewildering), Asthibhaṅga (Bone-Breaking), Taptācalamaya (Made of the Heated Mountain), Aguṇa (the Merit-less), Bahuduḥkha (Much-Pain), Mahāduḥkha (Great-Pain), Kaśmala (the Foul), and likewise Yamala (the Twin).
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