Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14
स विप्रः कर्मणा नीतो दशार्णधरणीपतेः । वज्रबाहुकुटुंबिन्याः सुमत्या गर्भमास्थितः
sa vipraḥ karmaṇā nīto daśārṇadharaṇīpateḥ | vajrabāhukuṭuṃbinyāḥ sumatyā garbhamāsthitaḥ
Von seinem Karma weitergetragen, wurde jener Brāhmane in das Land der Daśārṇas geführt und ging in den Schoß Sumatīs ein, der ersten Königin im Hause des Königs Vajrabāhu.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition)
Scene: A symbolic rebirth scene: the brāhmaṇa’s subtle body guided by karma toward a royal palace; Queen Sumatī depicted with auspicious pregnancy signs; King Vajrabāhu’s court in the background.
FAQs
Karma guides rebirth, determining place, family, and circumstances—even leading a brāhmaṇa into a royal womb.
No tīrtha is praised; the verse identifies the region of Daśārṇa as part of the narrative setting.
None; it is a karmic-rebirth description.