Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 87
स्वभावतः पर्वता भांति नित्यं स्वभावतो वारिधिरेष संस्थितः । स्वभावतो गर्भिणी संप्रसूते स्वभावतोऽमी बहवश्च जीवाः
svabhāvataḥ parvatā bhāṃti nityaṃ svabhāvato vāridhireṣa saṃsthitaḥ | svabhāvato garbhiṇī saṃprasūte svabhāvato'mī bahavaśca jīvāḥ
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Scene: A triptych-like panorama: immovable mountains, a calm ocean holding its line, and a domestic scene of childbirth; in the foreground, diverse beings (humans, animals, birds) move through life—unified by the caption of svabhāva.
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It underscores the apparent autonomy of natural processes, a theme used in philosophical debate about whether an external ‘doer’ is perceived.
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