ɐ næɹˈɑːkə dˈɪfɚz fɹʌm wˈʌn kˈɑːnsɛpt ʌv hˈɛl ɪn kɹˌɪstɪˈænᵻɾi ɪn tˈuː ɹᵻspˈɛkts: fˈɜːstli, bˈiːɪŋz ɑːɹ nˌɑːt sˈɛnt tə næɹˈɑːkə æz ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt əvə dᵻvˈaɪn dʒˈʌdʒmənt ɔːɹ pˈʌnɪʃmənt; ænd sˈɛkəndli, ðə lˈɛŋθ əvə bˌiːɪŋz stˈeɪ ɪn ɐ næɹˈɑːkə ɪz nˌɑːt ɪtˈɜːnəl, ðˌoʊ ɪɾ ɪz jˈuːʒuːəli ɪŋkˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnsᵻbli lˈɔŋ.
A Naraka differs from one concept of hell in Christianity in two respects: firstly, beings are not sent to Naraka as the result of a divine judgment or punishment; and secondly, the length of a being's stay in a Naraka is not eternal, though it is usually incomprehensibly long.