Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
इत्येष लक्षणोद्देशः पापिनां परिकीर्तितः । चित्रगुप्तोऽपि मुह्येत सकलस्यानुवर्णने
ityeṣa lakṣaṇoddeśaḥ pāpināṃ parikīrtitaḥ | citragupto'pi muhyeta sakalasyānuvarṇane
ഇങ്ങനെ പാപികളുടെ ലക്ഷണങ്ങളുടെ സംക്ഷിപ്ത സൂചന പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു. അവയെല്ലാം പൂർണ്ണമായി വർണ്ണിക്കുവാൻ ചിത്രഗുപ്തനും പോലും മയങ്ങിപ്പോകും.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by section-context (Māheśvarakhaṇḍa discourse)
Scene: A didactic scene in Yama’s court: Citragupta with palm-leaf ledger and stylus pauses in bewilderment as endless categories of sinners stream past, suggesting the immeasurable variety of pāpa.
FAQs
Sin and its karmic patterns are vast and complex; therefore one should cling to dharma rather than testing the limits of adharma.
No site is praised; the verse is a concluding remark on the breadth of pāpa-lakṣaṇas.
No ritual is stated; the implied guidance is ethical vigilance and dharmic living.