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There are eighty-four lakhs of hells in the Yamlok according to Garud Puran where the persons suffer through great torture according to their respective misdeeds. Different sins commited by men and resutant hells have been clarified in this Puran as follows :
| Hell | Sin |
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| Shaalmali | The sinner who mates with animals etc. falls into the hell named Shaalmali where he suffers for his deeds by being grounded between the needles of iron. |
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| Vaitarni | The person who does not follow dharma is thrown in the hell named Vaitarni in the river of blood, bones, nails, fat, flesh etc. and such unholy objects. |
| Puyod | The person, who, flouting the rules of good conduct, acts like animal, has to live in the hell named Puyod where he is fed on feces, urine, mucus, blood etc. and such horrible things. |
| Pranrodh | People who hunt the dumb animals are pierced with sharp arrows in the hell named Pranrodh. |
| Vishsan | The men who slaughter animal in the name of yajna are flogged in the hell named Vishsan. |
| Lalabhaksh | The sinner who, under the influence of lust, copulates with the woman of same gotra (family), has to drink seminal fluid while living in the hell named Lalabhaksh. |
| Sarmeyadan | The person, who robs or destroys other's property, falls into the hell named Sarmeyadan where an unusual animal named Sarmeya eats him by cutting into pieces. |
| Avichi | The person, who, despite being witness, gives false statement before court in the matter of donation or monetary transaction, is thrown from the top of the mountain on rocky field and is pierced with stones in the hell named Avichi. |
| Ayahpaan | The man, who drinks alcohol, is thrown into the hell named Ayahpaan where his mouth is pierced with the burning iron rods. |
| Ksharkardam | The person, who does not pay respect to men who are superior to him, suffers with numerous ordeals in the hell named Ksharkardam. |
| Shoolprote | Men, who entertain themselves by tying animals and birds and poke thorn into them, are pierced with thorn in the hell named Shoolprote. Crow and Bater make hole in their bodies with their beak. |
| Dandshook | The men, who are cruel by nature and do harm to others, are thrown among the snakes with five or seven hoods in the hell named Dandshook. These snake bite them day and night. |
| Avatnirodhan | The man who captures someone and keeps him at a dark place is placed in the hell named Avatnirodhan where he is made to suffer with the poisonous smoke of fire. |
| Paryavartan | The person, who looks upon the guests at home with the evil sight, is thrown into the hell named Paryavartan where cruel birds like crow, vulture, kite, etc. pull out his eyes with their sharp beaks.' |
| Suchimukh | The man, who always keeps busy in accumulating wealth and feels envious by growth of others, is sewn like cloth with needle by yamdoot in the hell named Suchimukh. |
Further to this, there is detailed description of pretyoni, and method to avoid it, and securing sadgati (good position after death) without rituals. The glory of donation of pind, Shraadh-karma (post-funeral rites), and donation have been illustrated in it.
Finally, this Puran has been concluded with the glory of devotion of Lord Vishnu, prayer by Maharshi Markandeya, description of Sankhya, Vedant-yog, and establishing of the essence of Gita. |
