Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51
अष्टमे नवमे मासि भृशमुद्विजते ततः । जरायुणा वेष्टितांगो मुखे बद्धकरांगुलिः
aṣṭame navame māsi bhṛśamudvijate tataḥ | jarāyuṇā veṣṭitāṃgo mukhe baddhakarāṃguliḥ
অষ্টম ও নবম মাসে সে অত্যন্ত ব্যাকুল হয়। জরায়ু দ্বারা আবৃত, অঙ্গপ্রত্যঙ্গ বেষ্টিত, তার আঙুলগুলি মুখের কাছে বাঁধা থাকে।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by section-wide deduction (Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration to sages)
Scene: Symbolic depiction of fetal distress in the eighth/ninth months: the fetus curled, enclosed by jarāyu (caul) as translucent veils; fingers near mouth; a sense of tightness and yearning for release, rendered respectfully and allegorically.
FAQs
Suffering accompanies embodiment even before birth; this encourages liberation-seeking and compassionate dharma.
No location is mentioned; the theme is saṃsāra and prenatal suffering.
None is directly stated.