Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 59
महाकायो महाजङ्घो महास्कन्धो महोदरः । महावक्षा महाबाहुर्महावक्त्रेक्षणो महान्
mahākāyo mahājaṅgho mahāskandho mahodaraḥ | mahāvakṣā mahābāhurmahāvaktrekṣaṇo mahān
Au corps immense, aux jambes puissantes, aux épaules larges et au ventre énorme; à la poitrine vaste et aux bras vigoureux — grand assurément, au visage immense et au regard impérieux.
Unspecified (Revā Khaṇḍa narrator; likely Sūta in the frame)
Scene: Close, iconic description: Yama’s colossal physique—mighty legs, broad shoulders, great belly, massive chest, powerful arms, immense face and piercing eyes—fills the court’s center.
FAQs
The formidable form symbolizes the irresistible authority of dharma and the certainty of karmic reckoning.
None; the verse is iconographic description within an otherworldly setting.
None.