Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 130
ततो बहुविधा योनीः परिक्रम्यास्मि कर्षितः । ब्राह्मणस्य च गेहेस्यां योनौ जातोऽतिदुःखितः
tato bahuvidhā yonīḥ parikramyāsmi karṣitaḥ | brāhmaṇasya ca gehesyāṃ yonau jāto'tiduḥkhitaḥ
तब मैं अनेक प्रकार की योनियों में भटककर दुःख से अत्यन्त क्षीण हो गया; और ब्राह्मण के घर में जन्म लेकर भी उसी जन्म में मैं बहुत पीड़ित रहा।
A suffering narrator (unnamed in this snippet; within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa discourse tradition)
Scene: A weary soul narrates his long wandering through many births; a brāhmaṇa household appears in the background, yet the figure is shown emaciated and sorrowful, emphasizing the paradox of noble birth with intense suffering.
FAQs
A high social birth does not cancel karmic residue; inner purification and dharma are essential.
No pilgrimage site is named in this verse.
No direct prescription appears; the verse sets a moral context about karma and suffering.