Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66
कथं ते नाम पापानि प्रकुर्वंति नराधमाः । मरणांतरिता येषां नरके तीव्रवेदना
kathaṃ te nāma pāpāni prakurvaṃti narādhamāḥ | maraṇāṃtaritā yeṣāṃ narake tīvravedanā
மரணத்திற்குப் பின் நரகத்தில் கடும் வேதனை காத்திருக்கும் போது, அத்தகைய கீழ்மக்கள் எவ்வாறு பாவங்களைச் செய்கிறார்கள்?
Nakula (mongoose)
Scene: The speaker paints a moral contrast: vile men committing sin despite the certainty of fierce hell-torment after death; the sage listens, the background subtly hints at naraka imagery (flames, dark river) without becoming the main scene.
FAQs
Actions have consequences beyond death; awareness of karma-phala restrains adharma.
None is mentioned; the verse emphasizes moral causality rather than sacred geography.
No explicit ritual is stated; the implied prescription is avoidance of pāpa through dharmic conduct.