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Narka or Hell
Infernal otherworlds are either integrated, where all sinners and punishments are amalgamated in one space, or segmented into different spaces, each one a place for a particular punishment usually associated with a particular sin. The names of the different Narakas or hell are as follows
Raurava, Sukara, Rodha,Tala ,Visasana, Mahajwala, Taptakumbha,Lavana,Vimohana, Rudhirandha, Vaitarani, Krimisa, Krimibhojana, Asipatravana, Krishna, Lalabhaska, Daruna, Puyavaha, Papa, Vahnijwala, Adhosiras, Sandansa, Kalasutra, Tamas, Avvchi, Swabhojana, Apratishtha, and another Avichi
These and many other fearful hells are the awful provinces of the kingdom of Yama, terrible with instruments of torture and with fire; into which are hurled all those who are addicted when alive to sinful practices
Raurava: The man who bears false witness through partiality, or who utters any falsehood, is condemned to the Raurava (dreadful) hell.
Rodha: He who causes abortion, plunders a town, kills a cow, or strangles a man, goes to the Rodha hell (or that of obstruction).
Sukara: The murderer of a Brahman, stealer of gold, or drinker of wine, goes to the Sukara (swine) hell; as does any one who associates with them.
Tala: The murderer of a man of the second or third castes, and one who is guilty of adultery with the wife of his spiritual teacher, is sentenced to the Tala (padlock) hell
Taptakumbha: one who holds incestuous intercourse with a sister, or murders an ambassador, to Taptakumbha (or the hell of heated caldrons).
Taptaloha:The seller of his wife, a gaoler, a horsedealer, and one who deserts his adherents, falls into the Taptaloha (red-hot iron) hell.
Mahajwala: He who commits incest with a daughter-in-law or a daughter is cast into the Mahajwala hell (or that of great flame)
Lavana: he who is disrespectful to his spiritual guide, who is abusive to his betters, who reviles the Vedas, or who sells them who associates with women in a prohibited degree, into the Lavana(salt) hell.
Vimohana: A thief and a contemner of prescribed observances falls into Vimohana (the place of bewildering).
Krimibhaksha: He who hates his father, the Brahmans, and the gods, or who spoils precious gems, is punished in the Krimibhaksha hell (where worms are his food)
Krimisa: he who practises magic rites for the harm of others, in the hell called Krimisa (that of insects).
Lalabhaska: The vile wretch who eats his meal before offering food to the gods, to the manes, or to guests, falls into the hell called Lalabhaska (where saliva is given for food).
Vedhaka: The maker of arrows is sentenced to the Vedhaka (piercing) hell
Visasana: the maker of lances, swords, and other weapons, to the dreadful hell called Visasana (murderous).
Adhomukha: He who takes unlawful gifts goes to the Adhomukha (or head-inverted) hell; as does one who offers sacrifices to improper objects, and an observer of the stars (for the prediction of events).
Puyavaha: He who eats by himself sweetmeats mixed with his rice and a Brahman who vends Lac, flesh, liquors, sesamum, or salt, or one who commits violence, fall into the hell (where matter flows, or) Puyavaha; as do they who rear cats, cocks, goats, dogs, hogs, or birds.
Rudhirandha: Public performers fishermen, the follower of one born in adultery, a poisoner,an informer, one who lives by his wife's prostitution one who attends to secular affairs on the days of the Parvas (or full and new moon, &c.) an incendiary, a treacherous friend, a soothsayer, one who performs religious ceremonies for rustics, and those who sell the acid Asclepias, used in sacrifices, go to the Rudhirandha hell (whose wells are of blood).
Vaitarani: He who destroys a bee-hive, or pillages a hamlet, is condemned to the Vaitarani hell.
Krishna: He who causes impotence, trespasses on others' lands, is impure, or who lives by fraud, is punished in the hell called (black, or)Krishna.
Asipatravana: He who wantonly cuts down trees goes to the Asipatravana hell (the leaves of whose trees are swords)
Vahnijwala: a tender on sheep, and hunter of deer, to the hell termed Vahnijwala(or fiery flame); as do those who apply fire to unbaked vessels (potters).
Sandansa:The violator of a vow, and one who breaks the rules of his order, falls into the Sandansa (or hell of pincers)
Swabhojana: the religious student who sleeps in the day, and is, though unconsciously, defiled; and they who, though mature, are instructed in sacred literature by their children, receive punishment in the hell called Swabhojana (where they feed upon dogs).
These hells, and hundreds and thousands of others, are the places in which sinners pay the penalty of their crimes. As numerous as are the offences that men commit, so many are the hells in which they are punished: and all who deviate from the duties imposed upon them by their caste and condition, whether in thought, word, or deed, are sentenced to punishment in the regions of the damned
Agency of Punishment: Yama has many soldiers, servants and attendants who carry our his work; and hell is full of animal-like creatures, like the ever-present sharp-beaked birds, who act as guards there. But one of the unusual features of Hindu hell is that as often as not there are no punishing agents specifically mentioned. Those who suffer often act out their own punishments, forced to endure a destiny or undertake some course of action, rather than being the object of torture.
(source: vishnupuran book 2 chapter 6)
Infernal otherworlds are either integrated, where all sinners and punishments are amalgamated in one space, or segmented into different spaces, each one a place for a particular punishment usually associated with a particular sin. The names of the different Narakas or hell are as follows
Raurava, Sukara, Rodha,Tala ,Visasana, Mahajwala, Taptakumbha,Lavana,Vimohana, Rudhirandha, Vaitarani, Krimisa, Krimibhojana, Asipatravana, Krishna, Lalabhaska, Daruna, Puyavaha, Papa, Vahnijwala, Adhosiras, Sandansa, Kalasutra, Tamas, Avvchi, Swabhojana, Apratishtha, and another Avichi
These and many other fearful hells are the awful provinces of the kingdom of Yama, terrible with instruments of torture and with fire; into which are hurled all those who are addicted when alive to sinful practices
Raurava: The man who bears false witness through partiality, or who utters any falsehood, is condemned to the Raurava (dreadful) hell.
Rodha: He who causes abortion, plunders a town, kills a cow, or strangles a man, goes to the Rodha hell (or that of obstruction).
Sukara: The murderer of a Brahman, stealer of gold, or drinker of wine, goes to the Sukara (swine) hell; as does any one who associates with them.
Tala: The murderer of a man of the second or third castes, and one who is guilty of adultery with the wife of his spiritual teacher, is sentenced to the Tala (padlock) hell
Taptakumbha: one who holds incestuous intercourse with a sister, or murders an ambassador, to Taptakumbha (or the hell of heated caldrons).
Taptaloha:The seller of his wife, a gaoler, a horsedealer, and one who deserts his adherents, falls into the Taptaloha (red-hot iron) hell.
Mahajwala: He who commits incest with a daughter-in-law or a daughter is cast into the Mahajwala hell (or that of great flame)
Lavana: he who is disrespectful to his spiritual guide, who is abusive to his betters, who reviles the Vedas, or who sells them who associates with women in a prohibited degree, into the Lavana(salt) hell.
Vimohana: A thief and a contemner of prescribed observances falls into Vimohana (the place of bewildering).
Krimibhaksha: He who hates his father, the Brahmans, and the gods, or who spoils precious gems, is punished in the Krimibhaksha hell (where worms are his food)
Krimisa: he who practises magic rites for the harm of others, in the hell called Krimisa (that of insects).
Lalabhaska: The vile wretch who eats his meal before offering food to the gods, to the manes, or to guests, falls into the hell called Lalabhaska (where saliva is given for food).
Vedhaka: The maker of arrows is sentenced to the Vedhaka (piercing) hell
Visasana: the maker of lances, swords, and other weapons, to the dreadful hell called Visasana (murderous).
Adhomukha: He who takes unlawful gifts goes to the Adhomukha (or head-inverted) hell; as does one who offers sacrifices to improper objects, and an observer of the stars (for the prediction of events).
Puyavaha: He who eats by himself sweetmeats mixed with his rice and a Brahman who vends Lac, flesh, liquors, sesamum, or salt, or one who commits violence, fall into the hell (where matter flows, or) Puyavaha; as do they who rear cats, cocks, goats, dogs, hogs, or birds.
Rudhirandha: Public performers fishermen, the follower of one born in adultery, a poisoner,an informer, one who lives by his wife's prostitution one who attends to secular affairs on the days of the Parvas (or full and new moon, &c.) an incendiary, a treacherous friend, a soothsayer, one who performs religious ceremonies for rustics, and those who sell the acid Asclepias, used in sacrifices, go to the Rudhirandha hell (whose wells are of blood).
Vaitarani: He who destroys a bee-hive, or pillages a hamlet, is condemned to the Vaitarani hell.
Krishna: He who causes impotence, trespasses on others' lands, is impure, or who lives by fraud, is punished in the hell called (black, or)Krishna.
Asipatravana: He who wantonly cuts down trees goes to the Asipatravana hell (the leaves of whose trees are swords)
Vahnijwala: a tender on sheep, and hunter of deer, to the hell termed Vahnijwala(or fiery flame); as do those who apply fire to unbaked vessels (potters).
Sandansa:The violator of a vow, and one who breaks the rules of his order, falls into the Sandansa (or hell of pincers)
Swabhojana: the religious student who sleeps in the day, and is, though unconsciously, defiled; and they who, though mature, are instructed in sacred literature by their children, receive punishment in the hell called Swabhojana (where they feed upon dogs).
These hells, and hundreds and thousands of others, are the places in which sinners pay the penalty of their crimes. As numerous as are the offences that men commit, so many are the hells in which they are punished: and all who deviate from the duties imposed upon them by their caste and condition, whether in thought, word, or deed, are sentenced to punishment in the regions of the damned
Agency of Punishment: Yama has many soldiers, servants and attendants who carry our his work; and hell is full of animal-like creatures, like the ever-present sharp-beaked birds, who act as guards there. But one of the unusual features of Hindu hell is that as often as not there are no punishing agents specifically mentioned. Those who suffer often act out their own punishments, forced to endure a destiny or undertake some course of action, rather than being the object of torture.
(source: vishnupuran book 2 chapter 6)
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