Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29
तस्य मार्गे गताः सर्वे यमेन सह किंकराः । तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति तं विप्रमूचुस्ते सोऽप्यधावत
tasya mārge gatāḥ sarve yamena saha kiṃkarāḥ | tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti taṃ vipramūcuste so'pyadhāvata
یَم کے ساتھ اس کے سب خادم اس کے راستے پر اس کے پیچھے گئے۔ انہوں نے برہمن سے کہا، “رُک! رُک!” مگر وہ پھر بھی دوڑتا رہا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata (frame addressee)
Scene: Yama and a retinue of fierce attendants chase the brāhmaṇa along a path; they shout ‘Stop! Stop!’ while he runs on in desperation.
FAQs
When worldly power (even death’s agents) advances, the devotee’s instinct is to seek a higher refuge.
The chase sequence is part of the lead-up to the sanctification of Kohanasve Tīrtha in this chapter.
No direct prescription; it narrates the urgency that leads to surrender at Śiva’s emblem (liṅga).