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## Sutra Kritanga Sutra
**Verse 9:**
Those who follow the path of the *sarvatra-oto* (all-pervading) are destroyed by the waters of the *Vaitarani* (river of hell). Even those who have lost their senses are quickly deprived of their memories and lose their ability to discern their duties. Others are tormented by the *naraka-pala* (hell guardians) who play with them, piercing them with tridents, spears, and long rods, and then throw them down to the earth below.
**Verse 10:**
Some have stones tied around their necks and are plunged into the deep waters. Others are tossed about in the hot sand and embers, where they are roasted.
**Commentary:**
The *Vaitarani* is a river of extremely salty, hot, and foul-smelling water. The tormented beings of hell are forced onto boats made of iron, studded with sharp nails and thorns. The *naraka-deva* (hell gods) who are already on these boats pierce the throats of these beings with sharp nails. As the beings lose their senses in the rushing waters of the *Vaitarani*, they are further deprived of their memories by the pain of the sharp thorns. They have no knowledge of their duties. Other *naraka-pala* play with the beings of hell, impaling them on long tridents and spears, and then throwing them to the ground.
Some have large stones tied around their necks and are plunged into the deep waters. Others are dragged and rubbed in the extremely hot sand and embers. They are tossed about like chickpeas being roasted. Other *naraka-deva* roast these beings of hell, who are bound by the chains of their karma, like meat being roasted on a spit.
**Verse 11:**
The *Asuriya* (hell) is a great and terrible darkness, difficult to escape. It is a place where fire burns fiercely in all directions.
**Commentary:**
The *Asuriya* is a great and terrible darkness, difficult to escape. It is a place where fire burns fiercely in all directions.