Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 45
ततस्तैर्धर्मपालैस्तु धर्मराजप्रचोदितैः । निरीक्षिता पुराणोक्ता कर्मजा गतिरागतिः
tatastairdharmapālaistu dharmarājapracoditaiḥ | nirīkṣitā purāṇoktā karmajā gatirāgatiḥ
Daraufhin prüften jene Hüter des Dharma, von Dharmarāja (Yama) angetrieben, den in den Purāṇas verkündeten Gang von Fortgehen und Wiederkehr—das Schicksal, aus den Taten geboren.
Narrator (within the Revā Khaṇḍa story-world), describing Yama’s attendants
Scene: Dharmapālas gather around Citragupta’s desk, comparing ledgers with Purāṇic scrolls, tracing a soul’s karmic route like a map of worlds.
FAQs
Karmic law governs both post-death movement and return to embodiment, and dharma is administered under Yama’s supervision.
This verse is preparatory; the adhyāya’s focus is Śukla Tīrtha on the Narmadā, which later overrides ordinary karmic jurisdiction.
None explicitly; it emphasizes scriptural (Purāṇic) standards for judging karmic outcomes.