Punishments in Hell and Signs of Sins According to Garuda Purana
Table of Contents
- Introduction to Punishments in Hell
- The 21 Most Dreadful Hells
- An Example of Torment
- Introduction to Rebirth and Signs of Sins
- Signs of Sins and Their Consequences
- Conclusion
Introduction to Punishments in Hell
In previous Chapter I have written about the importance of the 13 critical days after death. Now, in this part we will read about the Various Hells and Punishments given to the dead in hell(s).
Well, After the decision has been taken by Yama, for which hell the dead will be thrown into. The dead is sent to that particular dreadful hell.
I must mention here that there are 84,00,000 of hells, out of which the following 21 are dreadful among the most dreadful.
The 21 Most Dreadful Hells
The names of these hells are:
- Tamisra - Darkness
- Lauhashanku - Iron spears
- Maharauravashalmali - Very terrible silk Cotton tree
- Raurava - Terrible
- Kalasutraka - Blossoming
- Putimrittika - Stinking Clay
- Sanghata - The thread of death
- Lohitoda - Iron weights
- Savisha - Poisonous
- Sampratapana - Burning
- Mahaniraya - The great exit
- Kaka - Crows
- Ulu - Owls
- Sanjivana - Living together
- Mahapathin - The great path
- Avichi - Waveless
- Andhatamishra - Besetting Darkness
- Kumbhipaka - Based like a pot
- Sampratapana - Burning
- Tapana - Hot
- Kudmala - Accumulation
The sinful fools, who fall into these experience the various torments of these hells till ages.
*The torments and punishments described in the Garuda Purana are so terrifying that if you read this book in young age, you will even stop killing a mosquito*
An Example of Torment
One example of such a torment is here:
The very sinful man who sets fire to a house, a village or wood is captured by the messengers of Yama and baked in pits of fire.
When his limbs are burnt with fire, he begs for shady place, and then is led by the messengers into a forest of sword-like leaves.
When his limbs are cut by its leaves, sharp as swords, then the messengers say, "Ah, Ha! Sleep comfortably in this cool shade."
When afflicted with thirst, he begs for water to drink, then the messengers give him boiling oil to drink.
Then they say, "Drink this liquid and eat this food." As soon as he drinks it, he falls down, burning inside.
Getting up again somehow, he wails piteously. Powerless and breathless, he is unable even to speak.
The Garuda Purana contains a huge quantum of such Punishments and torments which a sinful soul has to go through.
In the next Chapter I will be writing about 'Re-birth and Signs of Sins'
Introduction to Rebirth and Signs of Sins
In previous Chapter I have written about torments and punishments one has to go through in hell.
In this Part I will write about the Signs of Sin(s) in the present life-forms of an Individual/animal.
Hinduism has the concept of Rebirth. According to Hinduism there are 84 Lacs of Life forms. We, human beings are one of them.
Whichever life form in which we are today, is the result of our Previous Birth (Previous life form), similarly whatever our deeds are in this birth, will decide our next birth or Life form.
Following are a few examples of what sin causes what, or the sins of the sin(s) that someone must have committed in his past life.
Signs of Sins and Their Consequences
- Who strikes a cow with his legs becomes lame and deformed.
- Who bears false witness becomes dumb.
- Who steals a book becomes blind.
- Who commits illicit intercourse becomes a eunuch.
- Who speaks lies becomes a stammerer, who listens to them becomes deaf.
- Who sells flesh becomes unlucky, who eats it becomes diseased.
- Who steals jewels is born poor, who steals gold gets diseased nails.
- Who steals food becomes a rat, who steals grains becomes a locust, who steals water becomes CHAATAK BIRD (A bird fables to only live upon rain water).
- Who steals poison becomes a scorpion.
- Who steals vegetables and leaves becomes a Peacock; perfumes, a musk-rat; flesh, a vulture and salt, an ant.
- Who steals betel, fruits and flower becomes a forest monkey; who steals shoes, cotton and grass, is born from the womb of a sheep.
- Who lives by violence, robs and is fond of Hunting is certainly born as a Goat in Butcher's house.
- Who dies by drinking poison becomes a black serpent on a mountain.
- Who eat all foods without consideration becomes a tiger in a desolate forest.
- The Brahmin who does not recite the Gayatri Mantra, who does not meditate at twilight, who is inwardly wicked while outwardly pious, certainly becomes a Crane.
- The pupil who does not serve his teacher becomes an animal - an ass or a cow.
- Who deceives a friend becomes a mountain Vulture; who cheats in selling an owl.
- Who destroy hopes and who destroys affection, who through dislike abandons his wife, becomes a ruddy Goose for a long time.
- Who hates mother, father and teacher, who quarrels with sister and brother is destroyed when an embryo in womb, even for thousand births.
- The woman who abuses her mother and father-in-law, who causes constant quarrels becomes a Leech.
- She, who scolds her husband becomes a Louse.
- Who abandoning her own husband, runs after another man becomes a flying fox, a house Lizard or a kind of Female Serpent.
- He who cuts off his lineage by embracing a woman of his own family, having become a hyena and a porcupine is born later from the womb of a bear.
- Who consorts with an immature girl becomes a huge Snake in wood.
- Who covets his teachers wife becomes a Chameleon; who goes with a friends wife, a donkey.
- The murderer of a Brahmin goes into the womb of an ass, camel and she-buffalo. A drinker of intoxicants enters the womb of a wolf, dog and a jackal.
Well, these are just a few examples, our Garuda Purana gives a detailed description of Signs of Sin(s).
Conclusion
Hence, its proved here that once we get life in the form of Human Beings, we must not commit sin or else the results will be as described above :-(
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