Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 78
यम उवाच । न तु पूर्वं मुखं दृष्टं मया विश्वासघातिनाम् । ये मित्रद्रोहिणः पापास्तेषां किं शासनं भवेत्
yama uvāca | na tu pūrvaṃ mukhaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ mayā viśvāsaghātinām | ye mitradrohiṇaḥ pāpāsteṣāṃ kiṃ śāsanaṃ bhavet
یمراج نے کہا: “میں نے پہلے کبھی اعتماد کو ٹھیس پہنچانے والوں کا چہرہ بھی نہیں دیکھا۔ جو گنہگار دوستوں کے ساتھ غداری کرتے ہیں، ان کے لیے کیا سزا ہونی چاہیے؟”
Yama
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) Mahātmya context (implicit)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Yama speaks from his throne, astonished and indignant, declaring he has never even seen the faces of trust-betrayers; the court reacts with dread.
FAQs
Betrayal of trust is portrayed as exceptionally grievous; dharma rests on reliability and fidelity.
None; this is a courtroom-like scene in Yama’s realm discussing ethical wrongdoing.
No ritual is mentioned; the focus is on moral law and the gravity of treachery.