Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
किंत्वत्र नास्तिकाः पापाः सन्दिह्यन्तेऽल्पचेतनाः । तेषां निःसंशयकृते वद कर्मफलं हि यत्
kiṃtvatra nāstikāḥ pāpāḥ sandihyante'lpacetanāḥ | teṣāṃ niḥsaṃśayakṛte vada karmaphalaṃ hi yat
কিন্তু এখানে অল্পবুদ্ধি পাপী নাস্তিকেরা সন্দেহ করে। তাদের সংশয় দূর করার জন্য কর্মফলের প্রকৃত স্বরূপ স্পষ্ট করে বলুন।
Atithi
Scene: A discourse scene where the speaker requests a clear exposition for doubters; in the background, shadowy figures symbolize skepticism, while a lamp symbolizes clarity of karmaphala teaching.
FAQs
Doubt about moral causality is addressed by teaching karmaphala plainly, so even skeptics can grasp dharma’s logic.
No tīrtha is referenced; the focus is ethical instruction about karma.
None explicitly; the request is for doctrinal explanation of karmic consequences.