Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 107
दृष्टाः श्रुतं कथयतां दूतानां च यमाज्ञया । रथैरन्ये गजैरन्ये केचिद्वाजिभिरावृताः
dṛṣṭāḥ śrutaṃ kathayatāṃ dūtānāṃ ca yamājñayā | rathairanye gajairanye kecidvājibhirāvṛtāḥ
On vit les messagers—sur l’ordre de Yama, rapportant ce qui fut vu et entendu—: les uns entourés de chars, les autres d’éléphants, et certains de chevaux.
Unspecified (Revākhaṇḍa narration; speaker not stated in the provided excerpt)
Tirtha: Śuklatīrtha
Type: tirtha
Listener: nṛpoत्तम / mahābhāga (a king addressed)
Scene: A visionary tableau of Yamadūtas under Yama’s command, arriving in varied conveyances—chariots, elephants, and horses—like a celestial-judicial procession, while they recount what they have seen and heard.
FAQs
The Purāṇic cosmos portrays moral order as administered: deeds are reported and consequences are carried out under Yama’s authority.
The larger chapter context relates to Śuklatīrtha in Revākhaṇḍa; this verse supplies narrative scenery rather than direct tīrtha praise.
None; the verse is descriptive, depicting Yama’s messengers and their retinues.