—json {

  "name":"SB 5.26.4",
  "h1":"SB 5.26.4",
  "label":"Text 4",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.26.4",
  "description":"King Parīkṣit inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī: My dear lord, are the hellish regions outside the universe, within the covering of the universe, or in different places on this planet?"

} —

SB 5.26.4

Text

rājovāca
narakā nāma bhagavan kiṁ deśa-viśeṣā athavā bahis tri-lokyā āhosvid antarāla iti.

Synonyms

rājā uvāca—the King said; narakāḥ—the hellish regions; nāma—named; bhagavan—O my Lord; kim—whether; deśa-viśeṣāḥ—a particular country; athavā—or; bahiḥ—outside; tri-lokyāḥ—the three worlds (the universe); āhosvit—or; antarāle—in the intermediate spaces within the universe; iti—thus.

Translation

King Parīkṣit inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī: My dear lord, are the hellish regions outside the universe, within the covering of the universe, or in different places on this planet?