Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5
सूर्मिर्वैतरणी प्राणरोधो विशसनं तथा । लालाभक्षोऽप्यवीचिश्च सारमेयादनं तथा
sūrmirvaitaraṇī prāṇarodho viśasanaṃ tathā | lālābhakṣo'pyavīciśca sārameyādanaṃ tathā
Mereka juga tidak akan menanggung Sūrmi, Vaitaraṇī, Prāṇarodha dan Viśasana; dan tidak pula Lālābhakṣa, Avīci serta Sārameyādana.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)
Scene: A mythic procession on Yama’s path approaches the terrifying Vaitaraṇī and Avīci abyss, but a radiant remembrance of Dhanuṣkoṭi’s shore intervenes; the devotee is shown safely bathing in the sea, symbolically ‘crossing’ beyond fear.
FAQs
The text emphasizes the extraordinary salvific power attributed to tīrtha-contact within Purāṇic dharma.
Dhanuṣkoṭi, in whose māhātmya the avoidance of many narakas is proclaimed.
No additional rite is specified here; it continues detailing the protective fruit of Dhanuṣkoṭi devotion.