Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
अचीर्णप्रायश्चित्तानां यमलोके ह्यनेकधा । यातनाभिर्वियुक्तानामनेकां जीवसन्ततिम्
acīrṇaprāyaścittānāṃ yamaloke hyanekadhā | yātanābhirviyuktānāmanekāṃ jīvasantatim
ज्यांनी प्रायश्चित्त केले नाही, ते यमलोकी अनेक प्रकारच्या यातना भोगतात; आणि त्या यातनांतून सुटल्यावर ते अनेक जीवपरंपरांत, म्हणजे जन्मोजन्मीच्या प्रवाहांत, पुढे जातात।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Scene: A somber vision of Yama-loka: souls undergoing varied punishments, then emerging toward rebirth; a compassionate sage points to the scene as a warning, with a riverbank pilgrimage setting as contrast.
FAQs
Prāyaścitta is upheld as a dharmic remedy; neglecting it results in Yama’s punishments and prolonged cycles of rebirth.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
Prāyaścitta (expiatory observances) is referenced as the neglected duty.