Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
जयंतेन भृशं त्रस्ताः शूलाग्रारोपिताश्चिरम् । कर्षितास्ताडितास्ते वै मूर्च्छिताः पुनरुत्थिताः
jayaṃtena bhṛśaṃ trastāḥ śūlāgrāropitāściram | karṣitāstāḍitāste vai mūrcchitāḥ punarutthitāḥ
Terrifiés à l’excès par Jayanta, ils furent longtemps hissés sur la pointe d’une lance ; traînés et frappés, ils s’évanouissaient puis se relevaient encore.
Narrator (contextual; continuing narrative within Dvārakā Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Jayanta as a fierce enforcer hoists offenders on a spear-tip; they are dragged and beaten, collapsing and rising—an infernal, repetitive punishment scene.
FAQs
Cruel suffering is portrayed as the karmic consequence of grave offenses—especially those connected with holy places and devotees.
Dwārakā, presented as a supremely meritorious sacred abode whose sanctity must not be violated.
None in this verse; it describes punishment as a moral warning against wrongdoing.