Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16
यमोऽपि विलिखन्भूमिं दण्डेनास्तमितत्विषा । कुरुतेऽस्मिन्नमोघोऽपि निर्वाणालातलाघवम्
yamo'pi vilikhanbhūmiṃ daṇḍenāstamitatviṣā | kurute'sminnamogho'pi nirvāṇālātalāghavam
Bahkan Yama pun, menggaru bumi dengan tongkatnya yang sinarnya telah pudar, menjadikan gada yang tidak pernah meleset itu tampak ringan—seperti bara api yang telah padam.
Brahmā (continuing)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) region context
Type: river
Scene: Yama, dark-hued and regal, stands with a staff scraping the earth; his staff’s glow is faded, resembling a burnt-out firebrand. The ground bears faint lines from scraping, suggesting uncertainty and loss of command.
FAQs
When order declines, even the instruments of justice appear powerless—renewal of dharma restores rightful authority.
No sacred geography is specified in this line.
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