Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71
ततो यमस्य पुरतः स्थाप्यते यमकिंकरैः । पापी महाभयं पश्येत्कालांतकमुखैर्वृतम्
tato yamasya purataḥ sthāpyate yamakiṃkaraiḥ | pāpī mahābhayaṃ paśyetkālāṃtakamukhairvṛtam
បន្ទាប់មក ពួកយមកិṅករៈ (អ្នកបម្រើយម) នាំគាត់ទៅដាក់ឲ្យឈរនៅមុខព្រះយម។ អ្នកមានបាបឃើញភាពភ័យខ្លាចដ៏ធំ—ព័ទ្ធជុំវិញដោយមុខមាត់ដូចកាលៈ និងមរណៈ។
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced for Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style)
Listener: a questioning sage/audience (contextual)
Scene: A sinner is dragged by fierce Yamakiṅkaras and placed before Yama; the court is ringed with dreadful, time-like faces—an atmosphere of cosmic terror and judgment.
FAQs
Actions have consequences: the sinner meets fear and judgment in Yama’s presence, urging ethical living and repentance.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is moral causality and Yama’s judgment.
None here; it is a narrative warning that supports dharmic discipline and meritorious acts.