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## English Translation:
**288**
**Padma Purana**
Those whose feet, arms, shoulders, ears, faces, eyes, and noses are cut off, and whose palates, heads, bellies, and hearts are torn apart, fall there. ||25||
Some with their legs stretched upwards are cooked in cauldrons by other powerful Narakas. Others are crushed by machines, making harsh sounds. ||126||
Some are beaten with maces by enemies filled with intense anger. They roll on the ground, overwhelmed by immense pain. ||127||
Tormented by intense thirst, the wretched Narakas, bewildered, beg for water. But instead of water, they are given melted lead and copper. ||128||
Seeing that terrible liquid, flowing from the burning embers, those thirsty Narakas tremble, their minds become confused, and their throats fill with tears. ||129||
They say, "I am not thirsty, leave me alone, I am going." But despite their unwillingness, they are forcibly made to drink that liquid. ||130||
They are thrown to the ground, crying out, and their mouths are torn open with iron rods. Poison, blood, and copper are forcibly poured into them. ||131||
That liquid burns their throats, shatters their hearts, and reaches their stomachs, exiting along with a mass of excrement. ||132||
Later, when they are filled with remorse, the guardians of the Naraka realm remind those wretched Narakas of their sins, as described by false scriptures. ||133||
They say, "At that time, you were eloquent and transgressed the Gurus, saying, 'Meat is harmless.' Where is that statement of yours now?" ||134||
"You said, 'Shraddha performed with various types of meat and alcohol is very fruitful.' Where is that statement of yours now?" ||135||
Saying this, those Narakas, filled with cruelty, kill them and feed on their own bodies. They perform extremely wretched acts. ||136||
"The state of kingship is as ephemeral as a dream." Reminding them of this, those born from them torment them with mockery, and they cry out in sorrow. ||137||
Gautama Swami says, "O King! Those beings who commit sins, in the realm of Narakas...
1. Varna-Ma. ||