Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
एतेषां ये पुरा प्रोक्ताश्चत्वारो रौद्ररूपिणः । पापं जनं च ते सर्वे नयन्ति यमसादनम्
eteṣāṃ ye purā proktāścatvāro raudrarūpiṇaḥ | pāpaṃ janaṃ ca te sarve nayanti yamasādanam
ഇവരിൽ മുമ്പ് പറഞ്ഞ ക്രൂരരൂപികളായ നാലുപേരും—അവർ എല്ലാവരും പാപജനത്തെ യമസദനത്തിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്നു।
Bhīṣma (continued)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The four fierce Yamadūtas—Karāla, Vikarāla, Vakranāsa, Mahodara—drag or sternly escort shadowy sinners along a dark path toward Yama’s fortified hall.
FAQs
Sin is portrayed as leading to constrained and fearful outcomes; the verse warns to avoid pāpa through dharmic conduct.
No tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on moral consequence rather than sacred geography in this line.
No explicit ritual is stated; it functions as an ethical admonition.
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