Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62
कालस्य वशमापन्ना जगाम यममंदिरम् । यमोपि धर्ममालोक्य तस्याः कर्म च पौर्विकम्
kālasya vaśamāpannā jagāma yamamaṃdiram | yamopi dharmamālokya tasyāḥ karma ca paurvikam
Nahulog sa kapangyarihan ng Panahon, siya’y nagtungo sa tahanan ni Yama. Si Yama man, sa pagtanaw sa dharma at sa kaniyang mga dating gawa, ay (sinuri ang kaniyang kalagayan).
Narrator (context not specified in snippet; Purāṇic narrative voice)
Scene: A solemn court-like hall: the departed woman stands before Yama; Yama, majestic and composed, contemplates a ledger of deeds; attendants stand silently, emphasizing impartial dharma.
FAQs
No one escapes Kāla; after death, deeds are weighed under dharma in Yama’s court.
No earthly tīrtha is mentioned; the verse refers to Yamamandira (Yama’s abode) as an afterlife setting.
None.