Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
इहैव कस्य कस्यैव कर्मणः पापकस्य च । प्रभावात्कीदृशो जायेत्कमठैतद्वदास्ति चेत्
ihaiva kasya kasyaiva karmaṇaḥ pāpakasya ca | prabhāvātkīdṛśo jāyetkamaṭhaitadvadāsti cet
Et ici même, sous l’influence de quelles actions pécheresses en particulier, avec quel état du corps naît-on ? Ô Kamaṭha, dis-le, si cela peut être su.
Atithi
Listener: Kamaṭha
Scene: A seeker respectfully questions Kamaṭha about which sins lead to which bodily afflictions, set in a quiet āśrama-like setting with palm-leaf manuscripts and a didactic atmosphere.
FAQs
Karma can manifest not only after death but also as visible consequences in embodied life.
None is mentioned; the verse introduces a moral-causal catalogue rather than a site-māhātmya.
No ritual is prescribed; it asks for an explanation of karmic cause-and-effect.