Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 71
कृत्वा द्वादशधात्मानं सम्प्राप्ते प्रलये यथा । सुतीक्ष्णाः कण्टका यत्र यत्र श्वानः सुदारुणाः
kṛtvā dvādaśadhātmānaṃ samprāpte pralaye yathā | sutīkṣṇāḥ kaṇṭakā yatra yatra śvānaḥ sudāruṇāḥ
பிரளயம் வரும்போது போல, அவன் உடல் பன்னிரண்டு பகுதிகளாகப் பிளந்ததுபோல் துன்புற்றான். எங்கும் கூர்மையான முள்ளுகள் நிறைந்த, எங்கும் கொடூரமான நாய்கள் உலவும் இடங்களில் அவன் நுழைந்தான்.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Revā Khaṇḍa context)
Scene: A soul staggers through a wasteland of razor thorns; at every turn, ferocious dogs snarl and lunge; the sufferer feels as if split into many parts, like during cosmic dissolution.
FAQs
Adharma yields intense, multi-layered suffering; the Purāṇic imagery warns the listener to choose restraint, truth, and non-violence.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse depicts the punitive realms associated with Yama’s path.
None.
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