मृतांस्तान्करपत्रेण यमदूता महाबलाः । निकृंतंति यथा काष्ठं सूत्रमार्गेण शिल्पिनः
mṛtāṃstānkarapatreṇa yamadūtā mahābalāḥ | nikṛṃtaṃti yathā kāṣṭhaṃ sūtramārgeṇa śilpinaḥ
Sau khi chết, các sứ giả hùng lực của Diêm Vương chém họ bằng lưỡi ‘karapatra’, như thợ thủ công cắt gỗ theo đường dây đã đo sẵn.
Śiva
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer (generic)
Scene: A stark infernal workshop-like scene: powerful Yamadūtas wielding karapatra blades, cutting the deceased as if timber; a ‘measuring line’ motif (sūtra-mārga) appears like a chalk line across wood, emphasizing exact karmic accounting.
Cruelty toward the sacred leads to terrifying post-mortem consequences; dharma is protection from such suffering.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the Māhātmya frames right conduct as integral to pilgrimage merit.
No direct rite; it reinforces the prior prohibitions by describing the karmic result of violence and abuse.