Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 100
पिबन्ति रुधिरं तत्र येऽभियान्ति रजस्वलाम् । असिपत्रवने घोरे पीड्यन्ते पापकारिणः
pibanti rudhiraṃ tatra ye'bhiyānti rajasvalām | asipatravane ghore pīḍyante pāpakāriṇaḥ
அங்கே மாதவிடாய் நிலையில் உள்ள பெண்ணை அணுகும் பாவிகள் இரத்தம் குடிக்க வைக்கப்படுவர்; அத்தகைய தீயோர் பயங்கர அசிபத்ரவனத்தில் கடுமையாகத் துன்புறுத்தப்படுவர்।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Āvantya Khaṇḍa sections)
Tirtha: Asipatravana (infernal forest)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A terrifying scene: sinners forced to drink blood near a red-flowing river; then driven into Asipatravana where leaves are blades cutting the body; Yama-dūtas herd them onward.
FAQs
It teaches restraint and adherence to dharma: violating prescribed ethical boundaries leads to painful karmic consequences.
The broader setting is the Revā Khaṇḍa (Revā/Narmadā sacred region); this verse itself focuses on naraka (Asipatravana) as a warning within that māhātmya context.
No direct ritual (snāna, dāna, japa) is prescribed in this verse; it states a prohibition and its karmic result.