Of the different hells, or divisions of Naraka, below Patala; the crimes punished in them respectively; efficacy of expiation; meditation on Vishnu the most effective expiation - Verse 36
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 2 · Verse 6.36
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Sanskrit Original
यावन्तो जन्तवः स्वर्गे तावन्तो नरकौकसः पापकृद याति नरकं प्रायश्चित्तपराङ्मुखः ।।
yāvanto jantavaḥ svarge tāvanto narakaukasaḥ pāpakṛd yāti narakaṃ prāyaścittaparāṅmukhaḥ ||
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As many beings are in heaven, so many are in Naraka. The sinful person goes to Naraka, facing the consequences of his actions.