Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
न तस्य विद्यते भागस्तव स्वल्पोऽपि पुत्रक । शुभस्य वाऽथ पापस्य सांप्रतं च तथा मम
na tasya vidyate bhāgastava svalpo'pi putraka | śubhasya vā'tha pāpasya sāṃprataṃ ca tathā mama
«يا بُنيّ العزيز، ليس لك نصيبٌ في ذلك—ولا أدنى نصيب—لا في الخير ولا في الإثم؛ وكذلك الآن ليس لي نصيبٌ في عملك.»
Father
Listener: putra (son)
Scene: The father’s statement is firm and clarifying: he points gently toward the son and then toward himself, indicating separation of karmic accounts; the son’s face shows surprise and introspection.
FAQs
Karmic fruits are fundamentally personal—each person bears the result of their own merit and sin.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a doctrinal clarification within the Mahātmya narrative.
None; the verse states a karmic principle.