438 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 26
Patalaloka are other planets, known as Narakaloka, or the hellish
planets. At the bottom of the universe lies the Garbhodaka Ocean.
Therefore the hellish planets lie between Patalaloka and the Garbhodaka
Ocean.
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yatra ha vava bhagavan pitr-rajo vaivasvatah sva-visayam prapitesu
sva-purusair jantusu samparetesu yatha-karmavadyam dosam
evanullanghita-bhagavac-chasanah sagano damam dharayati.

yatra—where; ha vdva—indeed; bhagavan—the most powerful;
pitr-rajah—Yamaraja, the king of the pitas; vaivasvatah—the son of the
sun-god; sva-visayam—his own kingdom; prdpitesu—when caused to
reach; sva-purusaih—by his own messengers; jantusu—the human
beings; samparetesu—dead: yatha-karma-avadyam—according to how
much they have violated the rules and regulations of conditional life;
dosam—the fault; eva—certainly; anullanghita-bhagavat-sdsanah—
who never oversteps the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s order; sa-
ganah—along with his followers: damam—punishment: dharayati—
executes.

TRANSLATION

The King of the pitas is Yamaraja, the very powerful son of the
sun-god. He resides in Pitrloka with his personal assistants and,
while abiding by the rules and regulations set down by the
Supreme Lord, has his agents, the Yamaditas, bring all the sinful
men to him immediately upon their death. After bringing them
within his jurisdiction, he properly judges them according to their
specific sinful activities and sends them to one of the many hellish
planets for suitable punishments.
