Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8
सूर्य उवाच । मयि दृष्टे सदा यस्मात्कुरुषे स्वाक्षिसंयमम् । तस्माज्जनिष्यते मूढे प्रजासंयमनो यमः
sūrya uvāca | mayi dṛṣṭe sadā yasmātkuruṣe svākṣisaṃyamam | tasmājjaniṣyate mūḍhe prajāsaṃyamano yamaḥ
Surya bersabda: Oleh sebab setiap kali engkau memandangku, engkau sentiasa menahan dan mengawal pandangan matamu; maka, wahai yang terpedaya, akan lahir Yama—pengekang serta penguasa segala makhluk.
Sūrya
Listener: Saṃjñā
Scene: Ravi speaks with solemn authority, declaring that from Saṃjñā’s habitual eye-restraint will arise Yama, the restrainer of creatures; a cosmic courtroom aura implied.
FAQs
Restraint and regulation are divine principles; Yama embodies cosmic discipline that sustains moral order.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse is part of a mythic explanation of Yama’s birth.
None; it frames a moral-cosmic principle through narrative (saṃyama as a divine function).