Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63
ततस्तस्मिन्स्थितं जीवं देहे यमभटास्तदा । बद्ध्वा नयंति मार्गेण याम्येनाति यथाबलम्
tatastasminsthitaṃ jīvaṃ dehe yamabhaṭāstadā | baddhvā nayaṃti mārgeṇa yāmyenāti yathābalam
പിന്നീട് ആ ശരീരത്തിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുന്ന ജീവനെ യമഭടന്മാർ ബന്ധിച്ച്, ആവശ്യത്തിന് ബലം പ്രയോഗിച്ച്, യമമാർഗ്ഗത്തിലൂടെ കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്നു।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)
Tirtha: Yāmyamārga
Type: kshetra
Scene: Yamabhatas—stern, dark-hued attendants—bind the small subtle-bodied jīva with ropes and pull it onto a shadowy road leading toward Yama’s realm; the jīva appears frightened and constrained.
FAQs
Karmic law is enforced: the soul is compelled onward by Yama’s agents toward judgment and consequence.
None; the verse concerns Yama’s route rather than sacred geography.
No explicit ritual; the implied counsel is to live dharmically to avoid harsh post-death compulsion.