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Naraka (Sanskrit: नरक), also called Yamaloka, is the Hindu equivalent of Hell, where sinners are tormented after death. [1] It is also the abode of Yama , the god of Death. It is described as located in the south of the universe and beneath the earth.
Naraka (Sanskrit: नरक) is the realm of hell in Indian religions. According to schools of Hinduism , Jainism and Buddhism , Naraka is a place of torment. The word Neraka (modification of Naraka ) in Indonesian and Malaysian has also been used to describe the Islamic concept of Hell .
Naraka is generally translated as hell, and refers to the loka that humans are sent to, to be punished for their sins. Ruled by Yama , sinners are offered appropriate punishments for their sins on earth, and after a period of time, reborn on earth with bad vipāka , which is the effect of bad karma. [ 10 ]
Yama (Sanskrit: यम, lit. 'twin'), also known as Kāla and Dharmarāja, is the Hindu god of death and justice, responsible for the dispensation of law and punishment of sinners in his abode, Naraka.
The Vaitarani (Sanskrit: वैतरणी, romanized: Vaitaraṇī), also called the Vaitarana, is a river in Indian religions.Described in the Garuda Purana and various other Hindu religious texts, the Vaitarani lies between the Earth and the infernal Naraka, the realm of Yama, the Hindu god of death.
In Hindu cosmology, the universe is divided into the three worlds: Svarga, Bhumi or Martya (earth/mortal plane) and Patala (gross dimensions, the underworld). [5] Patala is composed of seven realms/dimensions or lokas , [ 6 ] [ 7 ] the seventh and lowest of them is also called Patala or Naga-loka , the region of the Nagas.
Yama, the Hindu god of death and Lord of Naraka (hell). He was subsequently adopted by Buddhist, Chinese, Tibetan, Korean, and Japanese mythology as the king of hell.. Yama (Devanagari: यम) is the Hindu deity of death, dharma, the south direction, and the underworld.
The legends of Naraka is important in the history of Assam, particularly Kamarupa; since Narakasura is cited as the progenitor of all three dynasties that ruled Kamarupa in historical times. A hill, to the south of Guwahati is named after him. [10] He is also associated with the Hindu belief of the shakti goddess and place of worship Kamakhya. [11]