Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63
ततस्तस्मिन्स्थितं जीवं देहे यमभटास्तदा । बद्ध्वा नयंति मार्गेण याम्येनाति यथाबलम्
tatastasminsthitaṃ jīvaṃ dehe yamabhaṭāstadā | baddhvā nayaṃti mārgeṇa yāmyenāti yathābalam
Rồi các lính canh của Diêm Vương, thấy jīva an trú trong thân ấy, liền trói lại và dẫn đi theo con đường của Yama, dùng sức khi cần.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)
Tirtha: Yāmyamārga
Type: kshetra
Scene: Yamabhatas—stern, dark-hued attendants—bind the small subtle-bodied jīva with ropes and pull it onto a shadowy road leading toward Yama’s realm; the jīva appears frightened and constrained.
FAQs
Karmic law is enforced: the soul is compelled onward by Yama’s agents toward judgment and consequence.
None; the verse concerns Yama’s route rather than sacred geography.
No explicit ritual; the implied counsel is to live dharmically to avoid harsh post-death compulsion.