Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16
यमोऽपि विलिखन्भूमिं दण्डेनास्तमितत्विषा । कुरुतेऽस्मिन्नमोघोऽपि निर्वाणालातलाघवम्
yamo'pi vilikhanbhūmiṃ daṇḍenāstamitatviṣā | kurute'sminnamogho'pi nirvāṇālātalāghavam
Selbst Yama, der mit seinem Stab, dessen Glanz erloschen ist, die Erde ritzt, lässt seinen unfehlbaren Stab leicht erscheinen—wie ein erloschener Feuerbrand.
Brahmā (continuing)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) region context
Type: river
Scene: Yama, dark-hued and regal, stands with a staff scraping the earth; his staff’s glow is faded, resembling a burnt-out firebrand. The ground bears faint lines from scraping, suggesting uncertainty and loss of command.
FAQs
When order declines, even the instruments of justice appear powerless—renewal of dharma restores rightful authority.
No sacred geography is specified in this line.
None.