Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33
सन्तत्यभावजं केषां केषांचित्तद्विपर्ययः । तथा दुर्वृत्तितस्तेषां फलमाविर्भवेन्नृणाम्
santatyabhāvajaṃ keṣāṃ keṣāṃcittadviparyayaḥ | tathā durvṛttitasteṣāṃ phalamāvirbhavennṛṇām
Pour certains, le fruit se montre comme absence de descendance ; pour d’autres, c’est l’inverse. De même, chez les hommes, les résultats se manifestent selon leur mauvaise conduite et leur manière de vivre.
Śiva (didactic continuation)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sage explains to a couple at a riverbank: one scene shows longing for a child, another shows a flourishing family; above them a subtle karma motif indicates conduct shaping outcomes.
FAQs
Family outcomes—like progeny or its absence—are interpreted through karma and conduct, urging ethical living and self-correction.
The verse is part of the Revā Māhātmya discourse stream; it supports the dharmic worldview that undergirds tīrtha narratives.
No explicit ritual is stated; the corrective emphasis is on abandoning durvṛtta and cultivating dharmic conduct.