Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27
न माता न पिता भ्राता न भार्या न सुताः सुहृत् । न कस्य कर्मणां लेपः स्वयमेवोपभुज्यते
na mātā na pitā bhrātā na bhāryā na sutāḥ suhṛt | na kasya karmaṇāṃ lepaḥ svayamevopabhujyate
Weder Mutter noch Vater, weder Bruder noch Gattin, weder Söhne noch Freund: Niemand kann die karmische Befleckung eines anderen auf sich nehmen; jeder erfährt sie allein.
Māṇḍavya Ṛṣi
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rishis (collective)
Scene: Māṇḍavya enumerates relations—mother, father, brother, wife, sons, friend—while sages contemplate; faint silhouettes of family figures appear as symbolic, fading forms, underscoring non-transferability.
FAQs
Even the closest relationships cannot absorb one’s karma; spiritual responsibility is individual.
No specific tīrtha is named in the verse; it supports the Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader dharma-teaching framework.
None directly.