Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
यः कश्चिदधुना मर्त्यो गतायुः संप्रपद्यते । वधाय तस्य यत्नेन त्वया प्रेष्याः सदैव तु
yaḥ kaścidadhunā martyo gatāyuḥ saṃprapadyate | vadhāya tasya yatnena tvayā preṣyāḥ sadaiva tu
«À présent, quel que soit le mortel dont la durée de vie est achevée et qui se présente, pour le conduire à la mort, tu devras toujours les dépêcher avec effort.»
Brahmā
Listener: Yama
Scene: Brahmā’s instruction becomes precise: for mortals whose lifespan is spent, Yama must dispatch the agents toward death; the scene can show a subtle vision of a human figure with a fading life-thread.
FAQs
Death is framed as lawful completion of lifespan, overseen by dharma—not mere accident—urging timely righteous living.
No tīrtha is named in this shloka.
None; it concerns the doctrine of lifespan completion and Yama’s mandate.