Naraka

Naraka

Naraka is a name used for more than one being or place in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

People

• Narakāsura: the asura king of Prāgjyotishapura, son of Bhūmīdevī, slain by Bhagavān Kṛshṇa. Hari Vaṃśa Purāṇa, Vishṇu Parva, Chapters 65–66; Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 38; Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 142; Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapter 59; Vāmana Purāṇa, Saro Māhātmya, Chapter 8

Places

• Naraka: the realm where the jīva lives through the results of its pāpa after death, until that karma is used up. Mahābhārata, Svargārohaṇa Parva, Chapters 2–3; Vishṇu Purāṇa, Dvitīyāṃśa, Chapter 6; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 5, Chapter 26; Garuḍa Purāṇa, Dharma Khaṇḍa, Chapters 3 and 5; Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapters 11–12, 34–35, 40, 64, 67–68