Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
तस्यान्ववाये जातस्तु शंखचकगदाधरः । यमस्तु मात्रा संशप्तो हीनपादो धरातले
tasyānvavāye jātastu śaṃkhacakagadādharaḥ | yamastu mātrā saṃśapto hīnapādo dharātale
Dans sa lignée naquit un être portant la conque, le disque et la massue. Mais Yama, maudit par sa mère, demeura sur la terre avec les pieds affaiblis.
Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from immediate chapter context of Yameśvara narrative)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: A radiant figure bearing śaṅkha-cakra-gadā appears in a royal lineage tableau, while Yama—dark-hued, solemn—stands earthbound with weakened feet, marked by a maternal curse; the contrast of glory and affliction is emphasized.
FAQs
Even cosmic authorities like Yama are bound by dharma and karmic consequences; sacred narratives frame suffering as a doorway to later grace in a holy kṣetra.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), where the Yameśvara tradition is being established through Yama’s account.
No direct rite is stated here; it sets the narrative cause for later worship and merit connected with Yameśvara at Prabhāsa.