Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 98
यथा परिणतं सस्यं पतेत्प्रसवबंधनात् । ते परीणतपाप्मानः पतिष्यंति तथा स्वयम्
yathā pariṇataṃ sasyaṃ patetprasavabaṃdhanāt | te parīṇatapāpmānaḥ patiṣyaṃti tathā svayam
Just as ripened grain falls away from the bond of its ear, so too those whose sins have come to fruition will fall of themselves.
Śiva
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic tableau: ripe grain heads bending and releasing kernels, juxtaposed with a proud sinner whose aura dims as karmic fruit drops away; Kāśī’s riverfront stands beyond as refuge.
FAQs
Karma ripens inevitably; when wrongdoing matures, downfall occurs naturally without needing external compulsion.
None explicitly; it functions as a karmic teaching within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa context.
None; it is an illustrative analogy explaining karmic consequence.