Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 52
यमरूपं वर्ण यंति मर्त्यलोकेऽन्यथा जनाः । अन्यथाऽयं मया दृष्टो ब्रूतं तत्कारणं गणौ
yamarūpaṃ varṇa yaṃti martyaloke'nyathā janāḥ | anyathā'yaṃ mayā dṛṣṭo brūtaṃ tatkāraṇaṃ gaṇau
في عالم البشر يصف الناس هيئة ياما على نحوٍ آخر؛ أمّا أنا فقد رأيته على غير ذلك. فقولوا لي، أيها الخَدَم، ما سبب ذلك؟
Śivaśarmā (Vipra)
Tirtha: Saṃyamanī / Yama-loka context
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim/observer stands before Yama’s realm, puzzled: the seen form differs from the terrifying form described on earth; he questions two attendants standing nearby.
FAQs
Perception of divine powers varies with inner purity; the righteous may behold gentleness where others imagine terror.
The teaching is situated within Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī context, using Yama as a doctrinal contrast.
None; it is a question prompting explanation about dharma-based vision.