Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28
तच्छ्रुत्वा निष्ठुरं वाक्यं यमस्य मुखनिर्गतम् । महाभयसमोपेतो ब्राह्मणः प्रपलायितः
tacchrutvā niṣṭhuraṃ vākyaṃ yamasya mukhanirgatam | mahābhayasamopeto brāhmaṇaḥ prapalāyitaḥ
Entendant ces paroles dures sorties de la bouche de Yama, le brāhmane, saisi d’une grande frayeur, s’enfuit.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata (addressed later in the passage; likely Janamejaya/assembly frame)
Scene: A terrified brāhmaṇa recoils at Yama’s harsh pronouncement; Yama’s stern visage and dark attendants loom as the brāhmaṇa turns to flee.
FAQs
Human fear before death becomes the turning point that drives the seeker toward divine refuge.
The story forms part of the Kohanasve Tīrtha Māhātmya within Revā Khaṇḍa.
No explicit ritual here; it narrates the crisis that leads to seeking Śiva’s protection.