Shwabhojana
nature_spirit underworld Hindu single tradition · 1
Shwabhojana, meaning 'food of dogs', is a hell realm in Hindu cosmology where religious students who sleep during the day and those who do not have spiritual knowledge but learn it from children are damned. It is characterized by degrading punishment involving dog food.
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- co occurs with
- Krishna, Tala, Sukara, Taptakumbha, Taptaloha, Mahajwala, Lavana, Vimohana, Krimisha, Vedhaka, Adhomukha, Púyaváha, Rudhirándha, Vahnijwala
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“Shwabhojana (food of dogs): A religious student who sleeps in the day and one who does not have spiritual knowledge and learns it from children are damned here.”
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