Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
एते ये नरका रौद्रा दृश्यन्ते च सुदारुणाः । कर्मणा केन कं गच्छेन्मानवो नरकं यम
ete ye narakā raudrā dṛśyante ca sudāruṇāḥ | karmaṇā kena kaṃ gacchenmānavo narakaṃ yama
“ข้าแต่ยมะ นรกเหล่านี้ที่ปรากฏ—น่ากลัวและโหดร้ายยิ่งนัก—มนุษย์ด้วยกรรมใดจึงไปสู่นรกใดโดยเฉพาะ?”
Brāhmaṇa (unnamed interlocutor)
Scene: A stark tableau of multiple dreadful hell-realms glimpsed in vision—fires, iron implements, dark pits—while the brāhmaṇa turns to Yama with a pointed question about which deeds lead where.
FAQs
Actions have specific consequences; dharma requires knowing how particular karmas mature into particular results.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the Māhātmya uses afterlife teaching to reinforce dharmic living for pilgrims and hearers.
None directly; it introduces the doctrinal inquiry into karma and naraka.