Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16
पराभवः कृतो येन सोऽद्य यातु यमालयम् । एवमुक्तास्तु कृष्णेन कथयामासुरस्य तत्
parābhavaḥ kṛto yena so'dya yātu yamālayam | evamuktāstu kṛṣṇena kathayāmāsurasya tat
«Que celui par qui vous fûtes humiliés aille aujourd’hui même au séjour de Yama !» Ainsi apostrophés par Kṛṣṇa, ils lui rapportèrent alors cette affaire concernant l’asura.
Śrī Vāsudeva/Kṛṣṇa (Viṣṇu) leading into Devas’ report
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (frame)
Scene: Kṛṣṇa speaks a decisive curse-like assurance—sending the humiliator to Yama—while the petitioners begin narrating the demon’s deeds.
FAQs
Adharma that humiliates the righteous invites swift divine justice; the Lord restores moral order.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; it is a narrative vow of protection and punishment of wrongdoing.