Canto & Chapters
The Creative Impetus (26 Chapters)
Chapter 130v
Chapter 1
Chapter 230v
Chapter 2
Chapter 330v
Chapter 3
Chapter 430v
Chapter 4
Chapter 530v
Chapter 5
Chapter 630v
Chapter 6
Chapter 730v
Chapter 7
Chapter 830v
Chapter 8
Chapter 930v
Chapter 9
Chapter 1030v
Chapter 10
Chapter 1130v
Chapter 11
Chapter 1230v
Chapter 12
Chapter 1330v
Chapter 13
Chapter 1430v
Chapter 14
Chapter 1530v
Chapter 15
Chapter 1630v
Chapter 16
Chapter 1730v
Chapter 17
Chapter 1830v
Chapter 18
Chapter 1930v
Chapter 19
Chapter 2030v
Chapter 20
Chapter 2130v
Chapter 21
Chapter 2230v
Chapter 22
Chapter 2330v
Chapter 23
Chapter 2430v
Chapter 24
Chapter 2530v
Chapter 25
Chapter 2630v
Chapter 26
Canto 5, Chapter 26
Chapter 26
Verse 1 (SB 5.26.1)
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SB 5.26.2
SB 5.26.1 • मूल श्लोक
राजोवाच महर्ष एतद्वैचित्र्यं लोकस्य कथमिति ॥ १ ॥
Transliteration
rājovāca maharṣa etad vaicitryaṁ lokasya katham iti.
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
rājā uvāca — the King said; maharṣe — O great saint (Śukadeva Gosvāmī); etat — this; vaicitryam — variegatedness; lokasya — of the living entities; katham — how; iti — thus.
Translation
“King Parīkṣit inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī: My dear sir, why are the living entities put into different material situations? Kindly explain this to me.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaŚrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains that the different hellish planets within this universe are held slightly above the Garbhodaka Ocean and remain situated there. This chapter describes how all sinful persons go to these hellish planets and how they are punished there by the assistants of Yamarāja. Different individuals with different bodily features enjoy or suffer various reactions according to their past deeds.