Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 96
यत्र ते नरका घोरास्तत्र क्षेप्तुं गतास्ततः । ते तमादाय हि नरके घोरे रौरवसंज्ञिते
yatra te narakā ghorāstatra kṣeptuṃ gatāstataḥ | te tamādāya hi narake ghore rauravasaṃjñite
Então foram ao lugar onde se acham aqueles infernos terríveis, para ali lançá-lo. Levando-o consigo, conduziram-no ao pavoroso inferno chamado Raurava.
Narrator within the Revā Khaṇḍa (describing Yamadūtas’ actions)
Tirtha: Raurava (naraka)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Attendants escort the condemned through a dark passage to the dreadful hells, arriving at the terrifying realm named Raurava—suggested by jagged terrain, smoke, and ominous gates.
FAQs
Actions lead to specific results; the text maps moral transgression to concrete realms of consequence.
This verse does not glorify a tīrtha; it names the hell-realm Raurava within the afterlife narrative.
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