Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
इह लोके वियोगादीन्प्राप्य क्लेशान्सुदारुणान् । रौरवादिषु रौद्रेषु नरकेषु प्रयास्यति
iha loke viyogādīnprāpya kleśānsudāruṇān | rauravādiṣu raudreṣu narakeṣu prayāsyati
في هذه الدنيا نفسها سيذوق شدائد قاسية—كالفراق وما شابهه من الآلام؛ ثم بعد ذلك يمضي إلى جحيماتٍ رهيبة مثل «راورافا» (Raurava).
King (mahīpati) continuing the consequence for wrongdoing against Brahmin grantees
Scene: A moral-vision scene: the offender experiences separation and ruin in life; behind, a shadowy glimpse of Raurava—dark ravines, tormentors, and fearful cries—kept symbolic rather than graphic.
FAQs
Dharma-violations carry consequences both seen (worldly suffering) and unseen (post-mortem punishment).
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the tīrtha-mahātmya by enforcing dharmic protection of sacred grants.
None; it is a deterrent statement describing karmic and naraka consequences.