Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 96
यत्र ते नरका घोरास्तत्र क्षेप्तुं गतास्ततः । ते तमादाय हि नरके घोरे रौरवसंज्ञिते
yatra te narakā ghorāstatra kṣeptuṃ gatāstataḥ | te tamādāya hi narake ghore rauravasaṃjñite
Dann gingen sie zu dem Ort, wo jene schrecklichen Höllen sind, um ihn dort hineinzuwerfen. Sie nahmen ihn mit und führten ihn in die furchtbare Hölle namens Raurava.
Narrator within the Revā Khaṇḍa (describing Yamadūtas’ actions)
Tirtha: Raurava (naraka)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Attendants escort the condemned through a dark passage to the dreadful hells, arriving at the terrifying realm named Raurava—suggested by jagged terrain, smoke, and ominous gates.
FAQs
Actions lead to specific results; the text maps moral transgression to concrete realms of consequence.
This verse does not glorify a tīrtha; it names the hell-realm Raurava within the afterlife narrative.
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