Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52
मध्ये क्लीबस्तु वामे स्त्री दक्षिणे पुरुषस्तथा । तिष्ठत्युदरभागे च पृष्ठेरग्निमुखः किल
madhye klībastu vāme strī dakṣiṇe puruṣastathā | tiṣṭhatyudarabhāge ca pṛṣṭheragnimukhaḥ kila
S’il se tient au milieu, il devient de sexe neutre ; à gauche, femelle ; à droite, mâle. Il demeure dans la région du ventre, le visage tourné vers le feu digestif de la mère (dit-on).
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by section-wide deduction (Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration to sages)
Scene: A schematic, symbolic ‘threefold’ depiction: central/left/right positions within a womb-lotus indicating napuṃsaka/strī/puṃs; the fetus oriented toward a stylized ‘digestive fire’ (jāṭharāgni) shown as a small flame motif behind.
FAQs
Embodiment follows natural conditioning; it points to the soul’s higher identity beyond bodily distinctions.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
No ritual practice is prescribed.