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## The Thirty-Second Chapter
And remembering the ocean of virtues of Lakshmana, the Lord of Sita, desiring to awaken Balukaprabha, set out. ||1||
Crossing the Manushottara mountain, inaccessible to mortals, and surpassing the Ratnaprabha and Sharkaraprabha lands, he reached the third land, Balukaprabha. ||2||
There he saw the extremely repulsive, unbearable suffering of the hell-bound beings, born from evil deeds. ||3||
The Asura son, Shambuka, who was slain by Lakshmana, was indulging in violent play like a hunter's son. ||4||
He would bind some hell-bound beings and kill them himself, have others killed by his servants, and make others fight each other. ||5||
Some, with distorted voices, were bound and thrown into fire pits, while others were impaled on thorny trees. ||6||
Some were beaten with iron maces by those standing around, while others were fed their own flesh and blood by merciless gods. ||7||
Some, broken by severe blows, lay on the ground, being devoured by dogs, cats, lions, tigers, and birds. ||8||
Some were pierced on spikes, beaten with heavy hammers, and others were thrown into jars filled with molten copper and other metals. ||9||
Some, bound to wooden stakes, were immobile and pierced with iron hooks, while others were forcibly fed molten copper and other metals. ||10||
Some were crushed in mills, others pierced with arrows, and still others suffered the torment of having their teeth, eyes, and tongues torn out. ||11||
Seeing such suffering of the hell-bound beings, the Lord of Sita was filled with immense compassion. ||12||