Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31
अथ मां संपरिज्ञाय मर्यादारहितं यमः । वरप्रदानादीशस्य तदंतिकसुपाययौ । व्यजिज्ञपन्मदीयं च शंभोर्धर्मव्यतिक्रमम्
atha māṃ saṃparijñāya maryādārahitaṃ yamaḥ | varapradānādīśasya tadaṃtikasupāyayau | vyajijñapanmadīyaṃ ca śaṃbhordharmavyatikramam
Alors Yama, m’ayant reconnu comme celui qui avait franchi toutes les limites, s’approcha du Seigneur dispensateur de grâces et rapporta à Śambhu mon état ainsi que la transgression du dharma.
Narrator (within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa frame; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa as per section convention)
Scene: Yama, stern and dark-hued, approaches a radiant Śiva (Śambhu) in a divine court, reporting a grievous dharma-transgression; the offender is implied but not foregrounded, emphasizing cosmic governance.
FAQs
Even cosmic administrators like Yama act within divine order; when dharma is violated, the matter is brought before Śiva, the supreme guardian of righteousness.
No specific sacred geography is mentioned in this verse; the focus is the Shaiva divine court and dharma governance.
None; it narrates the escalation of a dharmic issue to Śiva’s judgment.