Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
इत्येष लक्षणोद्देशः पापिनां परिकीर्तितः । चित्रगुप्तोऽपि मुह्येत सकलस्यानुवर्णने
ityeṣa lakṣaṇoddeśaḥ pāpināṃ parikīrtitaḥ | citragupto'pi muhyeta sakalasyānuvarṇane
Ganyan inilahad ang maikling paglalarawan ng mga tanda ng mga makasalanan. Maging si Citragupta man ay malilito kung susubukang isalaysay nang ganap ang lahat ng iyon.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by section-context (Māheśvarakhaṇḍa discourse)
Scene: A didactic scene in Yama’s court: Citragupta with palm-leaf ledger and stylus pauses in bewilderment as endless categories of sinners stream past, suggesting the immeasurable variety of pāpa.
FAQs
Sin and its karmic patterns are vast and complex; therefore one should cling to dharma rather than testing the limits of adharma.
No site is praised; the verse is a concluding remark on the breadth of pāpa-lakṣaṇas.
No ritual is stated; the implied guidance is ethical vigilance and dharmic living.