Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
तृतीयोंऽधतमोनाम नरकः सुभयावहः । अत्र ये पुरुषा यांति तांश्च वक्ष्यामि सुद्विज
tṛtīyoṃ'dhatamonāma narakaḥ subhayāvahaḥ | atra ye puruṣā yāṃti tāṃśca vakṣyāmi sudvija
Le troisième enfer est appelé Andhatamas, terriblement effrayant. Ô bon brahmane, je te dirai quels hommes s’y rendent.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Andhatamas
Type: kshetra
Listener: sudvija (addressed)
Scene: A near-black realm where forms are barely visible—figures stumble, hands outstretched, swallowed by darkness; only faint, cold glimmers outline the path, conveying fear through absence of light.
FAQs
The Purāṇa frames ethics as consequential: specific adharma leads to specific suffering, encouraging right conduct.
Not specified in this verse; it introduces the next naraka within a broader tīrtha-oriented discourse.
None in this verse; it is an announcement of forthcoming classification.