Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 23
शृङ्खलायुधहस्तैश्च पाशैश्चैव सुदारुणैः । वेष्टितं महिषारूढं नरं पश्यति मन्मुखम्
śṛṅkhalāyudhahastaiśca pāśaiścaiva sudāruṇaiḥ | veṣṭitaṃ mahiṣārūḍhaṃ naraṃ paśyati manmukham
Devant lui, il voit un homme monté sur un buffle, entouré d’assistants tenant chaînes et armes, ainsi que de nœuds coulants terribles—présence de mauvais augure, face à lui.
Unknown (Revā Khaṇḍa narrative voice)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience within Revā Khaṇḍa frame (unspecified in verse)
Scene: A terrifying figure mounted on a buffalo advances head-on; attendants encircle him with chains, weapons, and nooses, creating a tightening ring around the mortal observer.
FAQs
The verse uses fearsome imagery to stress accountability: harmful actions invite binding consequences symbolized by chains and nooses.
No tirtha is named; the focus is an afterlife warning within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
None; it is a descriptive vision meant to deter adharma.