Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 117
तैः सहाहं प्रमुक्तश्च कथंचिदवपीडितः । स्थाणुत्वमनुभूयाथ क्लेशानासाद्य भूरिशः
taiḥ sahāhaṃ pramuktaśca kathaṃcidavapīḍitaḥ | sthāṇutvamanubhūyātha kleśānāsādya bhūriśaḥ
Délivré avec eux, moi aussi je fus relâché—et pourtant, d’une manière ou d’une autre, je demeurais accablé. Puis j’éprouvai un état d’immobilité et rencontrai d’innombrables souffrances.
A repentant sinner (self-confession narrative; specific name not in snippet)
Scene: A weary soul, freed from a dark realm, still bears chains of subtle impressions; it becomes motionless like a stump/stone, surrounded by thorny symbols of kleśa.
FAQs
Even after rescue from severe punishment, residual karma can continue to bear fruit as affliction until fully exhausted.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None explicitly.