Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 128
इत्युक्तोहं कालियेन तं प्रणम्य जगद्गुरुम् । मार्गमागत्य चक्रेण पीडितो मृत्युमागमम्
ityuktohaṃ kāliyena taṃ praṇamya jagadgurum | mārgamāgatya cakreṇa pīḍito mṛtyumāgamam
So von Kāliya unterwiesen, verneigte ich mich vor jenem Weltenlehrer; doch als ich auf den Weg zurückkehrte, wurde ich—vom Rad gequält—niedergestreckt und fand den Tod.
A suffering narrator (unnamed in this snippet; within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa discourse tradition)
Scene: After prostrating to the world-teacher, the traveler returns; a cart-wheel (or chakra-like wheel) strikes, causing death—dramatic contrast between blessing and sudden calamity.
FAQs
Actions and their consequences follow the jīva; harm and wrongdoing mature into suffering and even death.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a karmic prelude within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the verse narrates a karmic turning point (death).