Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17
उत सर्वजनाघौघविजयाय कृतोद्यमाः । ब्रूत कारुण्यतो मह्यं यस्माद्यूयमिहागताः
uta sarvajanāghaughavijayāya kṛtodyamāḥ | brūta kāruṇyato mahyaṃ yasmādyūyamihāgatāḥ
அல்லது எல்லா மக்களின் பாவப் பெருக்கையும் வெல்ல முயன்று நீங்கள் வந்தீர்களா? கருணையால் எனக்குச் சொல்லுங்கள்—நீங்கள் இங்கே வந்த காரணம் என்ன?
Yamadūta
Listener: Śiva-dūtas
Scene: The questioner addresses the Śiva-messengers with an appeal to compassion; behind them, a symbolic ‘flood’ of dark waves labeled as sins recedes before their luminous presence, suggesting pāpa-vijaya for all beings.
FAQs
Divine compassion can intervene to overcome accumulated sin, especially where Śiva’s grace is operative.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it emphasizes the salvific mission of Śiva’s attendants.
None explicitly; the theme is grace overcoming sin rather than a stated rite.