Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 72
अद्य मृत्युरिहायातो निहंतुं तव पुत्रकम् । दंडहस्तो दुराधर्षो लोकमुद्बाधयन्सदा
adya mṛtyurihāyāto nihaṃtuṃ tava putrakam | daṃḍahasto durādharṣo lokamudbādhayansadā
«ថ្ងៃនេះ ព្រះមច្ចុរាជបានមកទីនេះ ដើម្បីសម្លាប់ព្រះរាជបុត្រារបស់ព្រះអង្គ—កាន់ដណ្ឌក្នុងដៃ មិនងាយទប់ទល់ ហើយតែងរំខានលោកទាំងឡាយជានិច្ច»
Nārada (continuing narration)
Listener: Mahārāja (king)
Scene: A dark, formidable figure of Mṛtyu/Yama appears with a staff, advancing toward the king’s son; the court and sages react with alarm, while the air feels heavy and fated.
FAQs
Death is portrayed as a lawful force carrying the rod of cosmic order, reminding beings of karma and impermanence.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it focuses on the dharmic function of Mṛtyu.
None explicitly; the passage sets up a narrative about protection through divine grace and righteous merit.