Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 57
जातिस्मृतिरियं पुत्र यस्यां जातौ प्रजायते । स्मरतेऽस्याः प्रकर्तव्यं श्रेयोरूपं सुदुर्लभम्
jātismṛtiriyaṃ putra yasyāṃ jātau prajāyate | smarate'syāḥ prakartavyaṃ śreyorūpaṃ sudurlabham
Wahai putraku, jātismṛti ini—dalam kelahiran apa pun ia muncul pada suatu makhluk—ketika telah teringat, hendaknya ia menempuh laku yang mengantar pada kebaikan tertinggi, yang amat sukar diraih.
Kumāreśvara (Skanda/Kārttikeya) (contextual attribution)
Listener: ‘Putra’ (son/disciple)
Scene: A calm teaching moment: Skanda instructs a ‘son’ or disciple; the background may show the saṅgama/temple faintly, but focus is on the serenity of counsel and the gravity of ‘śreyas’.
FAQs
Spiritual insight should be converted into action: remembering past lives is meant to propel one toward śreyas—liberating good.
No site is named in this verse; it interprets the spiritual purpose of the jātismṛti promised at the Mahī–Sāgara saṅgama.
Not a ritual; it prescribes ethical-spiritual effort—pursue śreyas once higher memory/insight arises.