Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 96
यत्र ते नरका घोरास्तत्र क्षेप्तुं गतास्ततः । ते तमादाय हि नरके घोरे रौरवसंज्ञिते
yatra te narakā ghorāstatra kṣeptuṃ gatāstataḥ | te tamādāya hi narake ghore rauravasaṃjñite
Alors ils se rendirent au lieu où se trouvent ces enfers terribles afin de l’y précipiter. L’emmenant avec eux, ils le conduisirent dans l’effroyable enfer nommé Raurava.
Narrator within the Revā Khaṇḍa (describing Yamadūtas’ actions)
Tirtha: Raurava (naraka)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Attendants escort the condemned through a dark passage to the dreadful hells, arriving at the terrifying realm named Raurava—suggested by jagged terrain, smoke, and ominous gates.
FAQs
Actions lead to specific results; the text maps moral transgression to concrete realms of consequence.
This verse does not glorify a tīrtha; it names the hell-realm Raurava within the afterlife narrative.
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