Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 75
हा भ्रातर्मातः पुत्रेति पतन्ति पथि मूर्छिताः । इत्थंभूतेन मार्गेण स गीतो यमकिंकरैः
hā bhrātarmātaḥ putreti patanti pathi mūrchitāḥ | itthaṃbhūtena mārgeṇa sa gīto yamakiṃkaraiḥ
“ہائے بھائی! ہائے ماں! ہائے بیٹا!” پکارتے ہوئے وہ راستے میں بے ہوش ہو کر گر پڑتے ہیں۔ ایسے ہی راستے پر یم کے دوت اسے آگے لے جاتے ہیں۔
Narrator (contextual purāṇic narration within Revā Khaṇḍa; specific speaker not stated in the snippet)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) Mahātmya context (implicit)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A fainting soul on a desolate road, crying out names of relatives, dragged forward by stern Yamadūtas with staffs and ropes; dust, darkness, and a distant gate looming.
FAQs
At death, worldly relations cannot protect one; only dharma and merit accompany the soul.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; the focus is ethical instruction through afterlife imagery.
None explicitly; it implies cultivating merit through dharmic acts before death.