Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63
तेषु जन्मसहस्रेषु यानि पुण्यानि संति ते । तेषामाधिक्यतः क्वापि जायते पुण्ययोनिषु
teṣu janmasahasreṣu yāni puṇyāni saṃti te | teṣāmādhikyataḥ kvāpi jāyate puṇyayoniṣu
Among those thousands of births, whatever merits you have—when they become predominant—one is born somewhere in auspicious and meritorious wombs (higher births).
Śrī Guru (continuing instruction)
Listener: Rājan
Scene: The guru illustrates a ‘scale’ of karma: bright, auspicious imagery (lotus, lamp, sacred thread, temple silhouette) rises when puṇya outweighs pāpa; the disciple’s face shows relief and resolve.
FAQs
Merit (puṇya) is not lost; when it ripens, it elevates one’s birth and circumstances.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse teaches general karmic law.
None explicitly; it describes results of accumulated puṇya.