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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 .
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.
Loka (Sanskrit: लोक) is a concept in Hinduism and other Indian religions, that may be translated as a planet, the universe, a plane, or a realm of existence.In some philosophies, it may also be interpreted as a mental state that one can experience. [1]
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 (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 central panel portrays the Hindu god Yama judges the dead. Other panels depict various realms/hells of Naraka. Judgement in an afterlife, in which one's deeds and characteristics in life determine either punishment or reward, is a central theme of many religions. Almost all religions are greatly devoted to the afterlife, emphasizing that ...
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.