Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
तत्र वैतरणीनाम नदी पूर्वं परिश्रुता । स्रोतोभ्यां सा महाभाग तत्र संस्था सदैव हि
tatra vaitaraṇīnāma nadī pūrvaṃ pariśrutā | srotobhyāṃ sā mahābhāga tatra saṃsthā sadaiva hi
Di sana sungai bernama Vaitaraṇī termasyhur sejak kabar purba. Wahai yang berbahagia, sungai itu tegak di sana untuk selamanya, mengalir dalam dua aliran.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Vaitaraṇī
Type: river
Listener: Addressed as ‘mahābhāga’ (fortunate one) within the narrative frame
Scene: A vast river at the edge of Yama’s realm, visibly split into two channels; one dark and ominous, the other clearer; the river appears timeless, ‘standing there forever’.
FAQs
The Purāṇa frames the afterlife as a real moral landscape, where obstacles like Vaitaraṇī reflect ethical outcomes.
Vaitaraṇī is described as an otherworldly river on Yama’s route; it is not a terrestrial tirtha in this verse’s immediate sense.
Not in this verse; later verses connect crossing assistance with dāna (notably go-dāna).
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