Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
केन त्वं निहतः पुत्र पापेन च दुरात्मना । निष्पापोऽपि च पुत्र त्वं कस्य क्रुद्धोऽद्यवै यमः
kena tvaṃ nihataḥ putra pāpena ca durātmanā | niṣpāpo'pi ca putra tvaṃ kasya kruddho'dyavai yamaḥ
“Siapakah yang membunuhmu, anakku—orang berdosa dan berhati jahat yang mana? Walau engkau tidak bersalah, wahai anak, kepada siapakah Yama murka pada hari ini?”
Nāgī
Scene: The mother, still weeping, turns from grief to accusatory questioning—who killed him, why would Yama take a blameless child—her posture tense, eyes blazing through tears.
FAQs
It dramatizes the human question about suffering and justice, pointing the narrative toward karmic explanation and sacred resolution through divine power.
No site is named in this verse; it functions within a tīrtha-māhātmya storyline that soon turns to Ananta’s proximity.
None stated here.