Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 70
गतो यमपुरं घोरं गृहीतो यमकिंकरैः । स नीतस्तेन मार्गेण यत्र संतपते रविः
gato yamapuraṃ ghoraṃ gṛhīto yamakiṃkaraiḥ | sa nītastena mārgeṇa yatra saṃtapate raviḥ
Dia pergi ke Yamapura yang menggerunkan, ditangkap oleh para kinkara Yama. Lalu dia diheret melalui jalan itu, tempat matahari membakar dengan bahang yang menyeksa.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Revā Khaṇḍa context)
Scene: A condemned soul is seized by stern Yamakiṅkaras and driven along a blazing, sun-scorched path toward the dreadful city of Yama; the road shimmers with heat-haze.
FAQs
The Purāṇas portray moral causality vividly: cruelty and betrayal lead the soul to Yama’s judgment and painful pathways.
No earthly tīrtha is praised here; the verse describes the post-death route to Yamapura.
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