Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29
तस्य मार्गे गताः सर्वे यमेन सह किंकराः । तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति तं विप्रमूचुस्ते सोऽप्यधावत
tasya mārge gatāḥ sarve yamena saha kiṃkarāḥ | tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti taṃ vipramūcuste so'pyadhāvata
Tous les serviteurs de Yama, avec Yama lui-même, le poursuivirent sur son chemin. Ils crièrent au brāhmane : «Arrête, arrête !» — mais lui continuait de courir.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata (frame addressee)
Scene: Yama and a retinue of fierce attendants chase the brāhmaṇa along a path; they shout ‘Stop! Stop!’ while he runs on in desperation.
FAQs
When worldly power (even death’s agents) advances, the devotee’s instinct is to seek a higher refuge.
The chase sequence is part of the lead-up to the sanctification of Kohanasve Tīrtha in this chapter.
No direct prescription; it narrates the urgency that leads to surrender at Śiva’s emblem (liṅga).