Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 100
सन्निधानात्तथास्याशु क्षते क्षारावसेचनम् । प्रसादः क्रियतामाशु नीयतां नरकेऽन्यतः
sannidhānāttathāsyāśu kṣate kṣārāvasecanam | prasādaḥ kriyatāmāśu nīyatāṃ narake'nyataḥ
அவனுடைய சன்னிதானத்தாலேயே காயத்தில் உடனே காரம் ஊற்றியதுபோல் வேதனை உண்டாகிறது. ஆகவே உடனே அருள் செய்து—இவனை வேறொரு நரகத்திற்குக் கொண்டு செல்லுங்கள்।
Nārakāḥ (hell-beings) petitioning Yamadūtas for relief, inferred from continuation in next verse
Scene: A hellish courtyard where tormented beings recoil from a newly arrived sinner; attendants gesture in disgust, likening his presence to caustic alkali poured into an open wound.
FAQs
Evil is depicted as corrosive even by proximity; dharma emphasizes removing harmful influences to protect others.
None; this is a Naraka episode within the Revā Khaṇḍa.
None.