Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
कर्मानुसारतस्तानि सेवयंति नराधमाः । केचिदन्ये महेन्द्रादिलोकान्मोक्षं तथा परे
karmānusāratastāni sevayaṃti narādhamāḥ | kecidanye mahendrādilokānmokṣaṃ tathā pare
தம் கர்மத்திற்கேற்ப அந்த நராதமர்கள் அந்த (நரக) துயரங்களை அனுபவிக்கின்றனர். சிலர் மகேந்திர முதலான லோகங்களை அடைகின்றனர்; சிலர் மோட்சத்தைப் பெறுகின்றனர்.
Skanda (deduced; exact speaker not stated in the snippet)
Scene: A tripartite vision: sinners led toward dark narakas, meritorious souls ascending to Indra-like celestial realms, and a few moving toward a luminous, formless liberation path.
FAQs
Karma determines one’s destination—suffering, heavenly enjoyment, or liberation—so dharmic living aims beyond mere reward toward mokṣa.
No specific site; the verse sets the karmic framework that tīrtha practices are meant to purify and elevate.
None explicitly; it implies that purifying actions (tīrtha-yātrā, vrata, niyama) can redirect karmic outcomes toward higher goals.