Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
व्यायामे लभते मातुः क्लेशं व्याधेश्च वेदनाम् । अलक्ष्याः पितृमातृभ्यां जायंते व्याधयः पराः
vyāyāme labhate mātuḥ kleśaṃ vyādheśca vedanām | alakṣyāḥ pitṛmātṛbhyāṃ jāyaṃte vyādhayaḥ parāḥ
माता व्यायाम करती है तो वह उसके क्लेश को जानता है और रोग की पीड़ा भी अनुभव करता है। फिर पिता और माता से सूक्ष्म, अदृश्य प्रकार के अनेक रोग भी उत्पन्न होते हैं।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by section-wide deduction (Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration to sages)
Scene: The fetus reacts to the mother’s exertion and illness; subtle ‘unseen’ ailments are shown as faint shadow-forms emerging from parental figures toward the womb.
FAQs
Interdependence and inherited conditions shape embodied life; dharma includes responsible conduct that reduces harm to dependents.
No sacred geography is referenced.
No direct prescription; the verse functions as a caution about conduct and wellbeing.