Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 105
स पापात्मा परे लोके गृध्रोच्छिष्टेन जीवति । एवमादीनि पापानि भुञ्जन्ते यमशासनात्
sa pāpātmā pare loke gṛdhrocchiṣṭena jīvati | evamādīni pāpāni bhuñjante yamaśāsanāt
Esa alma pecadora, en el otro mundo, vive de los restos dejados por los buitres; así, por el mandato de Yama, padecen los frutos de tales pecados y de otros semejantes.
Unspecified (Revākhaṇḍa narration; speaker not stated in the provided excerpt)
Scene: A bleak otherworld scene where a sinner crouches, forced to eat scraps abandoned by vultures; Yama’s attendants stand watch; atmosphere of disgust and despair.
FAQs
Actions ripen into experience after death; Yama’s order ensures that sin is repaid with fitting suffering.
The chapter’s setting is tied to Śuklatīrtha in Revākhaṇḍa, but this verse specifically describes post-mortem consequences rather than the site.
No explicit ritual is given; the implied prescription is to avoid pāpa and follow dharma.