Skanda Purana 7.4.52_231

7.4.52_231

tānahaṃ saṃpravakṣyāmi tava putra samāsataḥ .
prathamo yo mayā prokto narako yamalācalaḥ . .44. .
yātyante71 tatra puruṣā mahānirayagāminaḥ .
parvatau dvau bhahāsatvasiṃhavyāghrasamākulau ..45. .
śarabhebhasamākīrṇau72 bahusarpasamākulau73 .
pakṣibhirvividhākāraiḥ puruṣaiścodyatāyudhaiḥ ..46. .
vṛkṣairaparṇṇaissaṃyuktau sūcībhirvajrakaṇṭakaiḥ .
tayorantaramekaṃ vai samaṃ sūcībhirāvṛtam . .47..

them I shall proclaim to you in brief, O son. / The first hell spoken of by me is Yamalācala.
Men bound for the great hell are tormented there: / two mountains crowded with great beasts, lions, and tigers,
thronged with śarabhas and elephants, crowded with numerous serpents, / with birds of diverse forms, and with men holding uplifted weapons,
provided with leafless trees bearing needles of adamantine thorns; / between the two is a level ground covered with needles,