CHAT O CHAT :)

Garuda Purana is one oI the great puranas oI India. This scripture contains details oI the various
punishments given to a person aIter death Ior the sins commited in liIe. These include
Khumbipakam (burned in oil) and Kirimibhojanam (given as prey to leeches). The scripture
describes about 24 types oI death. Some western scolars see this script as analogous to the
judgement day oI Christanity

ANTHAKUUBAM
Those who murder pious people and those who cheat divine ones will be sent here. This place is
a well Iilled with dangerous animals, insects, birds & snakes. These creatures will endlessly
torture the sinners till their sentence is over.

KIRUMIBOHJANAM
Those who eat Iood without oIIering to God will take the Iorm oI worms and other worms at this
place will bite them

SUNMAALI
Those who Ilirt will be poked with spiked weapons

PARIBAATHANAM
The drunkards will be sent here. They will be given boiling iron liquid to drink

PANDRI MUGAM
Those rulers/kings who sentence others unjustly and those who torture the weak old people will
be sent here. This place looks like a pig's Iace. Here the keepers oI hell will break the sinner's
arms and legs. Their bodies will be squeezed in between rollers like sugar cane. At such moment,
the sinners will Iaint without realizing it.

VAJRA GOONDAM
Those who have illegal aIIairs will be Iorced to hug burning rods while being whipped.

THAAMISRUM
Those who steal other's wiIe, property or children will be terribly beaten up by the keepers oI
hell. The continuous torture will make them semi-conscious, overcome by greater Iear and
tremendous pain.

ANNATHA THAMISRUM
Those who deceive their liIe partners by not oIIering them Iood, will be tortured here till they
look like a liIeless tree. They are made blind Ior their sins.

RAURAVAM
Those who take away other's property by their cunning speech and those who destroy other
Iamilies Ior their own happiness will die as pauper. In hell, those aIIected by him will take a
cruel Iorm then a poisonous snake to punish him. Such sinners will be held in Maha Rauravam
till their sentence ends.

KUMBIBAAGAM
Those who do cruelty to birds and animals and those who eat their meat will be pushed into a pot
oI boiling oil. They will be in it Ior countless years.

KALASUTHIRAM
Those who chase their parents away will be brought here. This is a place oI Iire and tremendous
heat. Sinners will suIIer internally and externally. They will not be given Iood or water. At such
stage, they will be walking, standing and rolling on the Iloor with great pain.

ASIBATHIRAM
Those who convert to other religions without a good reason will be brought into this Iorest with
sharp kniIe like leaves. They will be beaten with sharp edge belts. Those running away Irom
them will suIIer more cuts Irom such leaves and stones. Moreover, they will be cut into pieces
continuously till their sentence ends.

SAARAMEHYAATHANAM
Those who burned down houses or poison others, those who do mass murders and politicians
who destroy countries will be held here. They will be Ied on dog meat and in return more than
700 dogs will bite them beIore they are Ireed.

AHVISI
top oI high place or hill to be pushed down. The hard surIace/ground will shatter their bodies into
pieces. The hell keepers will gather the bodies together to repeat such punishment again.

SHAARARGARTHAM
Those who disregard other qualiIied ones or holy ones and those who boasts about themselves
while insulting other capable people will brought here. They will be hanged up side down,
beaten and tortured by the keepers.

RASHOHGANAM
Those who do human or animal sacriIices in Yagna and those who eat their meat will be brought
here. Those killers will be turned to animals and those animals or others killed by them will take
human Iorms. They will tear them apart and eat up their Ilesh and drink their blood.

SUULAPUROHTHAM
Those who cheat the innocents who trusted them and those who commit suicide by hanging or
piercing the trident into their body will be brought here. Tridents and birds with sharp beaks, will
pierce them as punishment.

THANTHASUUGAM
This place is inIested by poisonous and scary Iive or seven headed creatures. Those who are
brought here will be eaten by them.

VADAAROHTHAM
Those who torture animals or other creatures staying in caves, valleys and webs will be sent here.
They will be placed in smoky pits, Iire pits and punished by poison.

PARYAAVAATHANAGAM
Those who murmur to themselves by cursing their superiors while having their meals will be
sent here. Crows and eagles will poke such sinner's eyes till their eyeball drop oII.

SUSIMUGAM
Those who become arrogant about their wealth, those who show hatred to the poor, those who
bury or protect their wealth with 'genies' guarding it and those who reIuse to return the money
borrowed Irom others will be brought here. Such sinners will be tied with ropes and their bodies
will be cut into pieces.

AGNI GOODAM
Those who take away others' things by Iorce will be sent to this chimney like place to be
barbecued continuously.br /~

VAITHARANI
Those who oIIend the 'shastraas' will be pushed into the river Iilled with blood, pus, Ilesh, Iats,
hairs, bones, urine and bowels. They will be bitten till they bleed by the creatures dwelling in it.
The sinners will struggle helplessly unable to reach the shore.

POOYOHTHAM
Those who neglect their culture, those who have illicit aIIairs with low Status women, those who
misbehave without selI-discipline and those who neglect the right way oI living so as to live like
Iree birds or animals will be brought here to eat bowels and to drink blood, urine and pus.

PRINAROHGAM
Those who rear dogs and donkeys and use them Ior hunting will become targets Ior arrows shot
by the keepers.

VISASNUM
The keepers will whip those who sacriIice cows Ior the sake oI pride.