Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
अवतीर्णस्ततो लोके ब्रह्मज्ञो जायते कुले । उत्तमः सर्ववर्णानां देवानामिव देवता
avatīrṇastato loke brahmajño jāyate kule | uttamaḥ sarvavarṇānāṃ devānāmiva devatā
Wenn er wieder in die Welt herabsteigt, wird er in einer Familie als Kenner Brahmans geboren—der Vorzüglichste unter allen Varṇas, wie eine Gottheit unter den Devas.
Śiva (deduced from adhyāya-context)
Tirtha: Brahmatīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A soul descending from a luminous devaloka into a learned household; the newborn is shown with symbolic marks of wisdom—Veda manuscripts, a calm radiance—while elders perform jāta-karma; the tīrtha’s aura subtly appears as a river motif.
FAQs
Tīrtha merit is depicted as transforming future destiny—leading to spiritual insight (brahmajñāna) and an elevated birth.
The continuing context is Brahmatīrtha (explicitly named in the preceding verse).
No direct ritual is stated; it describes the karmic/spiritual outcome attributed to the tīrtha’s merit.