Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 130
ततो बहुविधा योनीः परिक्रम्यास्मि कर्षितः । ब्राह्मणस्य च गेहेस्यां योनौ जातोऽतिदुःखितः
tato bahuvidhā yonīḥ parikramyāsmi karṣitaḥ | brāhmaṇasya ca gehesyāṃ yonau jāto'tiduḥkhitaḥ
ثمّ طُفتُ في أنواعٍ كثيرةٍ من المواليد، وقد أنهكني الشقاء؛ وُلدتُ في بيتِ براهمن، ومع ذلك ففي تلك الحياة نفسها كنتُ شديدَ البلاء.
A suffering narrator (unnamed in this snippet; within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa discourse tradition)
Scene: A weary soul narrates his long wandering through many births; a brāhmaṇa household appears in the background, yet the figure is shown emaciated and sorrowful, emphasizing the paradox of noble birth with intense suffering.
FAQs
A high social birth does not cancel karmic residue; inner purification and dharma are essential.
No pilgrimage site is named in this verse.
No direct prescription appears; the verse sets a moral context about karma and suffering.