A forest in hell. The sinners after climbing out of वैतरणी , a river in hell in which hot blood flows, reach असिपत्रवन . There the bodies of the sinners are cut by the leaves of असिपत्र which are as sharp as a sword's edge. Leaving that they reach परशुवन . [mh-12-322-32 ] Mahābhārata • Śānti parva .