[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c7.1696 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.1696 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.1696 - **Language:** English ### [c7.1696](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1696) (22) Kṣārakardamam. Braggarts and those who insult people of noble birth are cast into this hell. Here, Yama’s servants keep the sinners upside down and torture them in various ways. - [Previous: c7.1695](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1695) - [Next: c7.1697](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1697) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1696](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.1696) · Pramāṇa