Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
धर्मराजः सुधर्मात्मा तेषां कर्म शुभाशुभम् । स्वयं लिखितमालोक्य तूष्णीमास्ते सुविस्मितः
dharmarājaḥ sudharmātmā teṣāṃ karma śubhāśubham | svayaṃ likhitamālokya tūṣṇīmāste suvismitaḥ
Dharmarāja, dont la nature est la droiture, contempla leurs actes—bons et mauvais—inscrits de sa propre main, puis demeura assis en silence, saisi d’un profond étonnement.
Narrator (contextual; within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya dialogue)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied as causal)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dharmarāja sits with ledger or palm-leaf record, eyes widened; he reviews good and bad deeds written by his own hand, then falls into profound silence.
FAQs
Tīrtha-grace can produce astonishing karmic outcomes, leaving even Dharmarāja amazed.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, whose merit reshapes the expected karmic administration.
None; the focus is on karma-accounting and Dharmarāja’s reaction.