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Plaksha Dvipa
A dvipa beyond Jambudvipa in the seven-dvipa scheme, named for its sacred plaksha tree.
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Shaka Dvipa
A dvipa of the seven-dvipa scheme with its own regions and sacred environment.
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Avichi
Avichi is a named Naraka in the Bhagavata judgement account; lists and details differ across traditions.
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Raurava
A named Naraka in Bhagavata 5.26, connected with the consequences of harming other beings.
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Maharaurava
A named Naraka distinguished from Raurava in the Bhagavata account.
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Shalmala Dvipa
A cosmic dvipa named for the shalmali tree in the seven-dvipa arrangement, distinct from the Shalmali Naraka.
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Kusha Dvipa
A dvipa named for kusha grass in the concentric Puranic cosmographic scheme.
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Krauncha Dvipa
A cosmic dvipa associated with the Krauncha mountain and a surrounding ocean in Puranic geography.
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Kalasutra
A named judgement environment in Bhagavata 5.26, distinct from the other Narakas.
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Asipatravana
The sword-leaf forest is a named Naraka in Puranic accounts, using a distinctive image of consequence.
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Kumbhipaka
A named Naraka in the Puranic moral account; its distressing imagery is described textually rather than illustrated here.
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Vaitarani
A river of the afterlife in Puranic accounts, associated with the journey through Yama’s jurisdiction.
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Andhatamisra
A Naraka whose name and narrative imagery emphasize blinding darkness.
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Krimibhojana
A named Naraka in Bhagavata 5.26; its imagery expresses consequences within that account.
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Shalmali
A thorn-tree Naraka designation; do not confuse it with Shalmala Dvipa.
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