Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 92
आसीद्धयो ममाऽधस्ताज्जात्यः सर्वगुणान्वितः । सोऽपि कर्मविपाकेन पञ्चत्वं समुपस्थितः ।ा
āsīddhayo mamā'dhastājjātyaḥ sarvaguṇānvitaḥ | so'pi karmavipākena pañcatvaṃ samupasthitaḥ |ा
Bajo mí estaba mi caballo, de noble raza y dotado de toda buena cualidad. Sin embargo, aun él, por la maduración del karma, llegó a su fin y volvió a los cinco elementos.
King Vidūratha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A king on a forest path looks down at his fallen noble horse; attendants subdued; the atmosphere is contemplative, with the sense of life’s fragility.
FAQs
Even the best worldly supports are impermanent; recognizing karma and mortality prepares the mind to seek lasting refuge in dharma and tīrtha.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it deepens the narrative’s moral frame (karma and impermanence) within the Tīrthamāhātmya.
None directly; the verse teaches a doctrinal point (karma-vipāka) rather than a rite.