Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 76
भवेदवश्यं तद्भावि यथा पुंभिः पुरा कृतम् । विवेकवैराग्ययुतो भगवंस्त्वासमुपस्थितः
bhavedavaśyaṃ tadbhāvi yathā puṃbhiḥ purā kṛtam | vivekavairāgyayuto bhagavaṃstvāsamupasthitaḥ
जो होना निश्चित है, वह अवश्य होता है—जैसे पूर्वकाल में पुरुषों के किए कर्म फल देते हैं। हे भगवन्, विवेक और वैराग्य से युक्त होकर मैं आपके समीप उपस्थित हुआ हूँ।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa to the sages (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Listener: (Contextual) audience/interlocutor
Scene: A seeker addresses the sage as ‘Bhagavan’, praising his discernment and dispassion, while invoking the inevitability of destiny and karmic fruition.
FAQs
Karma and destiny operate unfailingly; the right response is to seek guidance with discernment and dispassion.
No tīrtha is praised in this verse.
None; it presents a dharmic outlook on karma and the approach to a revered teacher.