Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
यः कश्चिदधुना मर्त्यो गतायुः संप्रपद्यते । वधाय तस्य यत्नेन त्वया प्रेष्याः सदैव तु
yaḥ kaścidadhunā martyo gatāyuḥ saṃprapadyate | vadhāya tasya yatnena tvayā preṣyāḥ sadaiva tu
“Kini, sesiapa jua manusia yang telah tamat jangka hayatnya dan muncul di hadapan—demi membawa dia kepada kematian, hendaklah engkau sentiasa mengutus mereka dengan bersungguh-sungguh.”
Brahmā
Listener: Yama
Scene: Brahmā’s instruction becomes precise: for mortals whose lifespan is spent, Yama must dispatch the agents toward death; the scene can show a subtle vision of a human figure with a fading life-thread.
FAQs
Death is framed as lawful completion of lifespan, overseen by dharma—not mere accident—urging timely righteous living.
No tīrtha is named in this shloka.
None; it concerns the doctrine of lifespan completion and Yama’s mandate.