Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 71
ततो यमस्य पुरतः स्थाप्यते यमकिंकरैः । पापी महाभयं पश्येत्कालांतकमुखैर्वृतम्
tato yamasya purataḥ sthāpyate yamakiṃkaraiḥ | pāpī mahābhayaṃ paśyetkālāṃtakamukhairvṛtam
پھر یم کے سامنے یم کے کارندے اسے کھڑا کرتے ہیں؛ گنہگار ایک عظیم ہیبت دیکھتا ہے—گویا کال اور موت جیسے چہروں نے اسے گھیر رکھا ہو۔
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced for Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narrative style)
Listener: a questioning sage/audience (contextual)
Scene: A sinner is dragged by fierce Yamakiṅkaras and placed before Yama; the court is ringed with dreadful, time-like faces—an atmosphere of cosmic terror and judgment.
FAQs
Actions have consequences: the sinner meets fear and judgment in Yama’s presence, urging ethical living and repentance.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is moral causality and Yama’s judgment.
None here; it is a narrative warning that supports dharmic discipline and meritorious acts.