panchakasht hindoo manyataoan tatha dharmik granthoan ke anusar bhoomi ke niche jo paanch bhayanak narak haian, unamean se paanchavaan hai.[1] yahaan jo mahaghor duahkh prapt hota hai, usaka yathavath varnan nahian kiya ja sakata. paanchoan indriyoan se asahaniy hone ke karan hi is narak ka nam ‘panchakasht’ hai.
- papi purush is narak mean mahan duahkh bhogate haian. yahaan b de-b de jiv chirakal tak atyant ghor amanushik duahkh bhogate haian aur mahan bhootoan ke samuday us papi purush ka anusaran karate haian.
- panchakasht ke saman ya usase badhakar duahkh kaee nahian hai. panchakasht ko samast duahkhoan ka nivasasthan bataya gaya hai.
- prithvi ke niche jo paanch bhayanak narak mane jate haian, unake nam is prakar haian-
- raurav
- maharaurav
- kantakavan
- agnikund
- panchakasht