Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42
एष त्रयोदशोनाम सुविख्यातो नियंत्रकः । समंतात्कृमिभिर्व्याप्तस्तथा च दृढबन्धनैः
eṣa trayodaśonāma suvikhyāto niyaṃtrakaḥ | samaṃtātkṛmibhirvyāptastathā ca dṛḍhabandhanaiḥ
Neraka ketiga belas ini dikenali sebagai Niyaṃtraka. Ia dipenuhi cacing di setiap penjuru, dan juga ikatan yang ketat dan tidak longgar.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Scene: A dark, enclosed infernal realm labeled ‘Niyaṃtraka’: sinners immobilized by iron-like bonds while worms spread across the ground and bodies, conveying total restraint and decay.
FAQs
Karma binds; the imagery of worms and fetters portrays how wrongdoing becomes a constricting captivity for the soul.
This verse does not name a specific tīrtha; it continues the chapter’s didactic description of narakas.
No direct ritual is stated in this shloka.