Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
आयुः कर्म च वित्तं च विद्या निधनमेव च । पञ्चैतानि हि सृज्यन्ते गर्भस्थस्यैव देहिनः
āyuḥ karma ca vittaṃ ca vidyā nidhanameva ca | pañcaitāni hi sṛjyante garbhasthasyaiva dehinaḥ
La durée de vie, le karma, la richesse, la connaissance et même la mort—ces cinq choses, en vérité, sont déjà façonnées lorsque l’être incarné demeure encore dans le sein maternel.
Skanda (deduced: Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)
Scene: A symbolic scene of an unborn child in the womb with five subtle emblems hovering—hourglass (āyus), ledger (karma), coins (vitta), manuscript (vidyā), skull/torch (nidhanam)—watched over by a cosmic order motif.
FAQs
Human life unfolds within a karmic structure—key parameters of life are shaped by prior causes, urging humility and dharmic living.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it provides the metaphysical backdrop for tīrtha-related merit and conduct.
None explicitly; it is a doctrinal framing statement.