Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75
अधुना जातमात्रोऽहं प्राप्तसंस्कार एव च । ततः श्रेयः करिष्यामि येन गर्भो न संभवेत्
adhunā jātamātro'haṃ prāptasaṃskāra eva ca | tataḥ śreyaḥ kariṣyāmi yena garbho na saṃbhavet
Now I am newly born, and once more I have come under the sway of worldly saṃskāras. Therefore I shall seek the highest good—by which there will be no further entry into the womb.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A newborn at the threshold of life, shadowed by swirling saṃskāra-impressions (chains/ink-like patterns), turning toward a luminous symbol of śreyas—Śiva-liṅga or a path leading upward—signifying resolve to end rebirth.
FAQs
Resolve to seek śreyas—liberation—so that rebirth in the womb ceases.
No site is specified; the focus is inner resolve for mokṣa.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; it points to a liberation-oriented course of practice.