Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 74
कथं सहिष्ये नरके खंडशो देहकृंतनम । पुनः कथं पतिष्यामि संतप्ता क्षारकर्दमे
kathaṃ sahiṣye narake khaṃḍaśo dehakṛṃtanama | punaḥ kathaṃ patiṣyāmi saṃtaptā kṣārakardame
Trong địa ngục, làm sao ta chịu nổi cảnh thân thể bị chặt xẻ thành từng mảnh? Rồi lại nữa, khi bị thiêu đốt rát bỏng, làm sao ta bị quăng rơi vào bùn kiềm ăn mòn?
A remorseful sinner/supplicant woman (unnamed in snippet), addressing a revered brāhmaṇa/guru
Scene: A vision of hell: bodies being cut into pieces, then hurled into a steaming, caustic alkaline mire; flames and acrid vapors rise as the sufferer cries out, illustrating the harsh ripening of karma.
FAQs
Graphic depictions of naraka function as moral warning: avoid pāpa and turn toward dharma before consequences mature.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; the emphasis is ethical and karmic.
None directly; it implies the need for prāyaścitta (atonement) and dharmic reform.