Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
परं शुभात्मका ये च ते तिष्ठंति सुरालये । पापात्मानो नरा ये च वैवस्वतनिवासिनः
paraṃ śubhātmakā ye ca te tiṣṭhaṃti surālaye | pāpātmāno narā ye ca vaivasvatanivāsinaḥ
اور جو نہایت نیک سرشت ہیں وہ دیوتاؤں کے دھام میں رہتے ہیں؛ مگر جو گناہگار انسان ہیں وہ وائیوسوت (یَم) کے لوک کے باشندے بن جاتے ہیں۔
Bhartṛyajña
Type: kshetra
Listener: king (rājan/bhūmipa addressed)
Scene: A moral bifurcation: luminous, serene souls ascending to a radiant deva-abode, while shadowed figures are led toward Yama’s austere realm under the gaze of Dharma-rāja.
FAQs
Virtue elevates the soul to heavenly states, while sin draws it toward Yama’s jurisdiction—ethical living shapes post-death experience.
No tīrtha is named; the verse provides the moral framework that tīrtha-merit is meant to support.
None directly; it contrasts outcomes of śubha and pāpa.