What is Hell?

यमलोक सब ओर से छियासी हज़ार योजन विस्तृत है । वहां नाना प्रकार के भयानक रूपधारण करने वाले यमदूत रहते हैं और उन्हीं के कारण वह पूरी बड़ी भयङ्कर प्रतीत होती है दुष्टात्मा, क्रूर एवं पापी पुरुषों के लिए यमपुरी दूर होने पर भी निकट सी ही प्रतीत होती है ।
वे तीखे काँटों से युक्त, कंकड़ पत्थरों से विभूषित, छुरे की धारों से आच्छादित और तीक्ष्ण पत्थरों से निर्मित मार्ग से यात्रा करते हैं ।

निकृष्ट मार्ग से यमराज के नगर में गए हुए पापी जीव आज्ञा मिलने पर दूतों द्वारा यमराज के सम्मुख पहुंचाए जाते हैं ।
वहां चित्रगुप्त उन पापियों को धर्मोपदेश करते हुए उनके पापों का स्मरण करते हैं । तब उन्हें पाप से शुद्ध करने के लिए यमदूत नरक के समुद्र में डाल देते हैं ।

नरकों की अट्ठाइस श्रेणियां हैं, जो सातवें पाताल के अन्त घोर अन्धकार के भीतर स्थित है -
1) अतिघोरा

पहला रौरव है क्योंकि उसमें पड़े हुए प्राणी रोते हैं ।
दूसरा महारौरव है जिसकी दुःसह पीड़ा से महान साहसी भी रो देते हैं।
तीसरा तम चौथा शीत और पांचवां उष्ण है ।
इस प्रकार पहली कोटि के ये पांच नायक माने गए हैं ।
2) रौद्रा
दूसरी कोटि के अघोर, तीक्ष्ण, पद्म, संजीवन और शठ - ये पांच नायक हैं ।

3) घोरतमा
तीसरी कोटि के नायक हैं - महामाय, विलोम, कण्टक, कटक और तीव्र ।
4) अत्यंत दुःखजननी
चौथी कोटि के नायक - वाम, कराल, किंकराल, प्रकम्पन और महाचक्र ।

5)घोररूपा
पांचवी कोटि के नायक - सुपद्म, कालसूत्र, प्रागार्जन, सूचीमुख और सुनेमी ।
6) तरणतारा
छठी कोटि के नायक - खादक, सुप्रपीड़ित, कुम्भीपाक, सुपाक और क्रकच ।

7) भयानका
सातवीं कोटि के नायक - सुदारुण, अंगाररात्रि, पाचन, असृक्पूयभव और सुतीक्ष्ण ।
8) कालरात्रि
आठवीं कोटि के नायक - शुण्ड, शकुनि, महासंवर्तक, क्रतु और तप्तजन्तु ।

9) घटोत्कटा
नवीं कोटि के नायक - पंकलेप, पूतिमान, हृद, त्रपु और उच्छवास हैं ।
10) चण्डा
दसवीं कोटि के नायक - निरुच्छवास, सुदीर्घ, क्रूर, शाल्मलि और उष्ट्रित हैं ।

11) महाचण्डा
ग्यारहवीं कोटि के नायक - महानाद, प्रवाह, सुप्रवाहन, वृषाश्रय और वृषश्व हैं ।
12) चण्डकोलाहला
बारहवीं कोटि के नायक - सिंघानन, व्याघ्रानन, गजानन, श्वानन और सूकरानन हैं ।

13) प्रचण्डा
तेरहवीं कोटि के नायक - अजानन, महिषानन, मेषानन, मूषकानन और खरानन हैं ।
14) वराग्निका
चौदहवीं कोटि के नायक - ग्राहानन, कुम्भीरानन, नक्रानन, महाघोर और भयानक हैं ।

15) जघन्या
पंद्रहवीं कोटि के नायक - सर्वभक्ष, स्वभक्ष, सर्वकर्मा, अश्व और वायस हैं ।
16) अवरालोमा
सोलहवीं कोटि के नायक - गृध्रोलूक, उलूक, शार्दूल, कपि और कच्छुर हैं ।

17) भीषणी
सत्रहवीं कोटि के नायक - गण्डक, पूतिवक्त्त्र्य, रक्तास्य, पूतिमूत्रिक और कणधूम्र हैं ।
18) नायिका
अट्ठारहवीं कोटि के नायक - तुषाराग्नि, कृत्रिमान, निरय, आतोद्य और प्रतोद्य हैं ।

19) कराला
उन्नीसवीं कोटि के नायक - रुधिरोद्य, भोजन, कालात्मग, अनुभक्ष और सर्वभक्ष हैं ।
20) विकराला
बीसवीं कोटि के नायक - सुदारुण, कर्कट, विशाल, विकत और कटपूतन हैं ।

21) वज्रविंशति
इक्कीसवीं कोटि के नायक - अम्बरीष, कटाह, कष्टदायिनी वैतरणी, सुतप्त और लौहशंकु हैं ।
22) अस्ता
बाईसवीं कोटि के नायक - एकपाद, अश्रुपूर्ण, घोर असिपत्रवन, प्रतिष्ठित अस्थिलिङ्ग और तिलयंत्र हैं ।

23) पञ्चकोणा
तेईसवीं कोटि के नायक - अतसीयन्त्र , इक्षुयन्त्र, कूट, पाप और प्रमर्दन हैं ।
24) सुदीर्घा
चौबीसवीं कोटि के नायक - महाचुल्ली, विचुल्ली, तप्त लोहमयी शिला, क्षुरधार पर्वत और मय हैं ।

25) परिवर्तुला
पच्चीसवीं कोटि के नायक - यमल पर्वत, सूचीकूप, विष्ठाकूप, अन्धकूप और पतन हैं ।
26) सप्तभौमा
छब्बीसवीं कोटि के नायक - पातन, मुसली, वृषली, अशिवा और संकटला हैं ।

27) अष्टभौमा
सत्ताईसवीं कोटि के नायक - तालपत्र वन, असिगहन, महामोहक, सम्मोहन और अस्थिभङ्ग हैं ।
28)दीर्घमाया
अट्ठाईसवीं कोटि के नायक - तप्ताचलमय, अगुण, बहुदुःख, महादुःख और कश्मल हैं ।

ये सभी नरको की कोटियां हैं । इन सबके क्रमशः पांच-पांच नायक होते हैं ।
इनके सीवा यमल, हालाहल, विरूप, श्वरूप, च्युतमानस, एकपाद, त्रिपाद और तीव्र आदि नरक हैं । इस प्रकार यहाँ नरकों के अट्ठाइस पञ्चक बताये गए हैं ।
Source :

- Yudhishthira and markandeya muni samvad, Skand Purana, Compiled by @desidoga and please add missing or suggestion information

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