Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
ततः प्रस्थापितस्ताभ्यां प्राविशत्स्वपुरीं यमः । अप्राक्षीच्च ततो विप्रस्तौ गणौ प्रस्थिते यमे
tataḥ prasthāpitastābhyāṃ prāviśatsvapurīṃ yamaḥ | aprākṣīcca tato viprastau gaṇau prasthite yame
ततः ताभ्यां प्रस्थापितो यमः स्वपुरीं प्राविशत्; यमे प्रस्थिते तौ गणौ विप्रः पप्रच्छ।
Narrator (within Skanda’s discourse context)
Tirtha: Kāśī (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two divine attendants respectfully bid farewell; Yama, dignified yet calm, proceeds toward a dark-gold city gate symbolizing his realm; a brāhmaṇa turns back to question the attendants as the scene transitions from departure to dialogue.
FAQs
The narrative frames a dharmic inquiry—after witnessing divine order, the seeker asks for truthful understanding.
The chapter belongs to Kāśīkhaṇḍa (Kāśī Māhātmya), though this verse shifts briefly to Yama’s realm to contrast perceptions.
None; it is a narrative transition leading into doctrinal explanation.