Garuda Puranam-a book of penal codes

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    Garuda Puranam is a part of smriti and is considered a dialogue between Vishnu and Garuda. It contains about 19000�verses. The first half contains wonderful inf on astrology, medicine, maths and many valuable information gems like diamond, saffire, Ruby etc.
    The latter half Garuda purana contains life after death detailing description of various hells associated with various sins. People who had no occasion to go through Garuda Puranam, which is considered inauspicious by some to be kept at home)may have an idea on reading this mail.

    Almost all the sins are included hereMany of us would have seen the Tamil movie'Anniyan' where a reference to some of the hells is embedded in the story.For people who believe that they are answerable to all the sins committed, Garuda

    Puranam may have a tremendous impact and may be a deterrent.
    In old days people had a fear of guilt, fear of God and fear of punishment.
    It is often said"A thief cannot change unless he mends himselF".
    An idea about Garuda Puranam may prove to be a deterrent to intending criminals.
    Here is a list of punishments as per Garuda Puranam


    (1).Tamisram:-Those who rob others of their wealth are bound with ropes by Yama’s Servants and cast into the Naraka known as Tamisram. There, they are given a thrashing until they bleed and faint. When they recover their senses, the beating is repeated. This is done until their time is up.



    (2)Andhatamtrasam:-This Hell is reserved for the Husband or the Wife who only treat their spouses well when they are to profit or pleasure to them. Those who forsake their wives and husbands for no apparent reasons are also sent here. The punishment is almost the same as Tamisram, but the excruciating pain, suffered by the victims on being tied fast, makes them fall down senseless.


    (3Rauravam:- This is the hell for sinners who seize and enjoy another man’s property or resources. When these people are thrown into this hell, those whom they have cheated, assume the the shape of “Ruru”, a dreadful serpent. The serpent(s) will torment them severely until their time is up.



    (4) Mahararuravam:- Here there is also Ruru serpents but more fiercer. Those who deny the legitimate heirs, their inheritance and possess and enjoy others property will be squeezed and bitten non stop by this terrible serpents coiling around them. Those who steal another man’s wife or lover will also be thrown here.



    (5)Kumbhipakam:- This is the hell for those who kill animals for pleasure. Here oil is kept boiled in huge vessels and sinners are plunged in this vessels.


    (6)Kalasutram:- This hell is terribly hot. Those who don’t respect their elders. Here they are made to run around in this unbearable heat and drop down exhausted from time to time.


    (7) Asitapatram:- This is the hell in which sinners abandon one’s own duty. They are flogged by Yama’s Servants with whips made of asipatra (sharp-edged sword-shaped leaves). If they run about ,they will trip over the stones and thorns, to fall on their faces. Then they are stabbed with knives until they drop unconscious, When they recover, the same process is repeated until their time is up in this Naraka.



    (8)Sukaramukham:- Rulers who neglect their duties and oppress their subjects by misrule, are punished in this hell. They are crushed to a pulp by heavy beating.When they recover, it is repeated until their time is up.

    (9) [B]Andhakupam:- This is hell for [B]those who oppress the good people and not helping them if requested despite having the resources. They will be pushed into a well, where beasts like Lions, tigers, eagles and venomous creatures like snakes and scorpions. The sinners have to endure the constant attacks of this creatures until the expiry of the period of their punishment. [/B][/B]
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    (10)Taptamruti:-[B] [B]Those who plunder or steal Gold and jewels are cast into the furnaces of this Naraka which always remains hot in blazing fire. [/B][/B]

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    (11)Krimibhojanam:-[B] Those [B]who do not honour their Guests and make use of men or women only for their own gain, are thrown into this Naraka. Worms, insects and serpents eat them alive. Once their bodies are completely eaten up, the sinners are provided with new bodies, which are also eaten up in the above manner. This continues, till the end of their term of punishment. [/B][/B]

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    (12)Salmali:--This Naraka is [B]intended for men and women who have committed adultery. A figure made of iron, heated red-hot is placed there. The sinner is forced to embrace it, while Yama’s servants flog the victim behind. [/B]

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    (13) Vajrakantakasali:-- This Naraka is the punishment [B]for Sinners who have unnatural intercourse with animals. Here, they are made to embrace iron images full of sharp diamond needles that pierce through their bodies. [/B]

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    (14[B]Vaitarani:- [B]Rulers who abuse their power and adulterers are thrown here. It is the most terrible place of punishment. It is a river which is filled with human excreta, blood, hair, bones, nails, flesh and all kinds of dirty substances. There are various kinds of terrible beasts as well. Those who are cast into it are attacked and mauled by these creatures from all sides. The sinners have to spend the term of their punishment, feeding upon the contents of this river. [/B][/B]
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    15)Puyodakam:- This is a well filled with excreta, urine, blood, phlegm. [B]Men who rape women and cheat women with no intention of marrying them are considered as animals. They�are thrown in this well to get polluted by it’s contents. They are to remain here till their time is up. [/B]
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    (16)Pranarodham:- This Naraka is for those who��constantly hunt and kill animals for food. Here the servants of Yama, gather around the sinners and cut them limb to limb while subjecting them to constant insult.



    ([B]17)Visasanam:-[B] [B]This Naraka is for the torture of those rich people who look down at the poor and spend excessively just to display their wealth and splendour. They have to remain here at the whole term of their punishment where they will be bashed non stop from heavy clubs from Yama’s Servants.

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    (18)� This is the Naraka [B]for lustful men is cast into this hell. Lalabhaksam is a sea of semen until his time is up. [/B]
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    (19)Sarameyasanam:-�[B][B]Those guilty of unsocial acts like poisoning food, mass slaughter, ruining the country are cast into this hell. There is nothing but the flesh of dogs for food. There are thousands of dogs in this Naraka and they attack the sinners and tear their flesh from their bodies with their teeth. [/B][/B]
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    (20) Avici:-[B] This Naraka is [B]for those who are guilty for false witness and false swearing. There are hurled from a great height and they are utterly smashed into dust when they reached the ground. They are again restored to life and the punishment is repeated till the end of their time. [/B][/B]
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    (21)Ayahpanam:- [B]Those who consume alcohol and other intoxicating drinks are sent here. The women are forced to drink melted iron in liquid form, whereas the men will be forced to drink hot liquid molten lava for every time they consume a alcoholic drink in their earthly lives. [/B]
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    (22)Raksobjaksam):- [B]Those who do animal and human sacrifices and eat the flesh after the sacrifice will be thrown in this hell. All the living beings they killed before would be there and they will join together to attacking, biting, and mauling the sinners. Their cries and complaints would be no avail here.

    (23)Sulaprotam:-[B] People who take the lives of others who have done no harm to them and those who deceives others by treachery are sent to this “Sulaportam” hell. Here they are impaled on a trident and they are forced to spend their whole term of their punishment in that position, suffering intense hunger and thirst, as well as enduring all the tortures inflicted on them.

    (24)Ksharakardamam:- -[B]Braggarts and those who insult good people are cast into this hell. Yama’s servants keep the sinners upside down and torture them in many ways.

    (25) Dandasukam:-[B] [B]Sinners who torture otherslike animals will be sent here. There are many beasts here. They will be eaten alive by this beasts.

    (26)vatarodham:- This hell is [B]for those who persecute animals which live in forests, mountain peaks and trees. After throwing them in this hell, sinners are tortured with fire, poison and various weapons during their time here in this Naraka.

    (27)Paryavartanakam:-[B]One who denies food to a hungry person and abuses him is thrown here. The moment the sinner arrives here ,his eyes are�pierced by the beaks of birds like the crows and eagles till the end of their punishment.

    (28)Suchimukham:- [B]Proud and Miserly people who refuse to spend money even for the basic necessities of life, like better food or buying food for their relations or friends will find their place in this hell. [B]Those who do not repay the money they have borrowed will also be cast into this hell. Here, their bodies will be constantly be pricked and pierced by needles.[/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B]
    In the present rate of increasing crimes and rapes, a suggestion is being made to create awareness of these legendary punishments among criminals of all religions.
    Though we have sufficient laws we have no political will to implement,.At least let us try this as a threatening method and see whether the alarming crime rate
    crime rate falls down.
    Jayasala42

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