Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33
इत्येष लक्षणोद्देशः पापिनां परिकीर्तितः । चित्रगुप्तोऽपि मुह्येत सकलस्यानुवर्णने
ityeṣa lakṣaṇoddeśaḥ pāpināṃ parikīrtitaḥ | citragupto'pi muhyeta sakalasyānuvarṇane
Như vậy, bản chỉ dẫn vắn tắt về những dấu hiệu của kẻ tội lỗi đã được nêu ra. Ngay cả Citragupta cũng sẽ bối rối nếu cố thuật lại đầy đủ tất cả.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by section-context (Māheśvarakhaṇḍa discourse)
Scene: A didactic scene in Yama’s court: Citragupta with palm-leaf ledger and stylus pauses in bewilderment as endless categories of sinners stream past, suggesting the immeasurable variety of pāpa.
FAQs
Sin and its karmic patterns are vast and complex; therefore one should cling to dharma rather than testing the limits of adharma.
No site is praised; the verse is a concluding remark on the breadth of pāpa-lakṣaṇas.
No ritual is stated; the implied guidance is ethical vigilance and dharmic living.