Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43
अण्डजस्वेदजातीनां भूतानां सचराचरे । विहितं लोककर्त्ःणां सान्निध्यं ब्रह्मणा मम
aṇḍajasvedajātīnāṃ bhūtānāṃ sacarācare | vihitaṃ lokakartḥṇāṃ sānnidhyaṃ brahmaṇā mama
Bagi makhluk yang lahir dari telur dan dari keringat—bahkan bagi seluruh ciptaan yang bergerak maupun tak bergerak—Brahmā, Sang Pencipta alam, telah menetapkan kehadiranku sebagai pengatur.
Yama (Vaivasvata, Dharmarāja)
Tirtha: Reva/Narmadā frame implied, not explicit
Scene: Yama proclaims his Brahmā-ordained role, with a subtle cosmic backdrop showing diverse beings—birds (egg-born), insects (sweat-born), humans, animals, and even trees/rocks—under the canopy of law.
FAQs
Dharma is universal: Yama’s authority is not arbitrary but divinely instituted by Brahmā for all forms of life.
No site is named; the verse provides doctrinal grounding for why merit and rites (like śrāddha) are recognized across realms.
None directly; it establishes the theological basis for karmic oversight that validates ritual merit.