Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
तत्र ये पापनिचयाः स्थूला नरकहेतवः । ते समासेन कथ्यंते मनोवाक्कायसाधनाः
tatra ye pāpanicayāḥ sthūlā narakahetavaḥ | te samāsena kathyaṃte manovākkāyasādhanāḥ
Di antaranya, himpunan dosa yang kasar, yang menjadi sebab neraka, kini dinyatakan secara ringkas—iaitu perbuatan melalui minda, pertuturan, dan tubuh.
Mahākāla
Tirtha: Mahākāla-kṣetra (Ujjayinī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mahākāla enumerates the triad of instruments—manas, vāk, kāya—shown as symbolic flames or three streams converging, with a subtle vision of naraka as a cautionary backdrop fading behind the teaching scene.
FAQs
Moral accountability spans all three instruments—mind, speech, and body—and gross wrongdoing bears heavy consequences.
No site is named; the verse introduces an ethical enumeration of pāpa.
None; it announces a structured listing of sinful actions by the threefold means.