Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 82
नेत्ररज्ज्वा दृढं बद्ध्वा धर्षयंति मनस्विनः । कुचरूपैर्महादंडैस्ताड्यमानमचेतसम्
netrarajjvā dṛḍhaṃ baddhvā dharṣayaṃti manasvinaḥ | kucarūpairmahādaṃḍaistāḍyamānamacetasam
കണ്ണുകളിൽ കയറു മുറുകെ കെട്ടി അവർ അവനെ പീഡിപ്പിക്കുന്നു; അവൻ അചേതനനായി, ഭീകരമായ ഭാരമുള്ള ദണ്ഡുകളാൽ അടിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.
Vyāsa (continuation of explanation)
Tirtha: Yonikunda (contextual continuation)
Type: kund
Listener: Nṛpa-sattama (royal interlocutor)
Scene: A symbolic naraka tableau: fierce attendants bind a condemned figure with a rope across/at the eyes; heavy staffs raised; the victim appears senseless—emphasis on allegory of blindness and consequence rather than gore.
FAQs
The Purāṇa uses vivid consequences to deter adharma, urging restraint, purity, and compassion.
No single tīrtha is named in the verse; it supports Dharmāraṇya’s māhātmya by contrasting Dharma’s path with hellish outcomes.
None directly; the passage functions as a moral deterrent rather than a ritual instruction.