Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 60
तत्फलं समवाप्नोति यथा मे शङ्करोऽब्रवीत् । रौरवादिषु सर्वेषु नरकेषु व्यवस्थिताः
tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti yathā me śaṅkaro'bravīt | rauravādiṣu sarveṣu narakeṣu vyavasthitāḥ
அவன் அதே பயனை அடைகிறான்; சங்கரன் எனக்குச் சொன்னதுபோல. மேலும் ரௌரவம் முதலான எல்லா நரகங்களிலும் தங்கியுள்ளோர்—
Tīrtha-māhātmya narrator (contextual; reporting Śiva’s statement)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: tirtha
Listener: Narādhipa (king)
Scene: Skanda recounts Śaṅkara’s assurance; in the background, a contrast tableau: luminous riverbank rite above, shadowy Raurava-like hellscape below, suggesting the rite’s reach.
FAQs
Śiva’s authority underwrites the promise of merit and hints at compassion extending even to those in severe post-mortem states.
The statement continues within the Revā Khaṇḍa Gayāśiras tīrtha narrative.
No new ritual step is given here; it confirms the promised fruit and transitions to the theme of beings in narakas.