Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33
चिंतयामास तत्रासौ मर्त्यतां यास्यतो मम । को वा पिता भवेद्भूमौ का वा माता भविष्यति
ciṃtayāmāsa tatrāsau martyatāṃ yāsyato mama | ko vā pitā bhavedbhūmau kā vā mātā bhaviṣyati
Da sann er dort nach: „Da ich in die Sterblichkeit eintreten soll, wer wird wahrlich mein Vater auf Erden sein, und wer wird meine Mutter werden?“
Narrator (deduced).
Scene: A solitary celestial/otherworldly being pauses in contemplation, visualizing descent into human life; the background is liminal—twilight sky, subtle aura, and a faint suggestion of earth below.
FAQs
Human birth is portrayed as karmically directed; even divine beings contemplate the lawful unfolding of embodiment.
No site is named in this verse; it supports the Setukhaṇḍa narrative that culminates in Cakratīrtha’s rite.
None; the verse is introspective, preparing the next identification of parents and circumstances.