Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
अथ प्राह यमो दूतं रौद्रमूर्धशिरोरुहम् । गच्छ भो मथुरां शीघ्रं देवशर्माणमानय
atha prāha yamo dūtaṃ raudramūrdhaśiroruham | gaccha bho mathurāṃ śīghraṃ devaśarmāṇamānaya
Então Yama falou ao seu mensageiro, de cabeça e cabelos terríveis: “Vai, ó homem, depressa a Mathurā e traz-me Devaśarman.”
Yama
Tirtha: Mathurā (as destination named)
Type: kshetra
Scene: In Yama’s court: Yama enthroned, stern yet lawful; a fearsome messenger with wild hair and terrifying head; Yama gestures commandingly toward the mortal world—‘Go to Mathurā.’
FAQs
The Purāṇic worldview portrays death as governed by moral order (dharma), administered through Yama’s agency.
Mathurā is named as the narrative location; the chapter’s ultimate focus remains Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s sacred power.
None; it is a narrative command initiating the plot.