Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58
एवं ते वर्णितः साधो प्रश्नोऽयं शक्तितो मया । यथा संजायते प्राणी यथा शृणु प्रलीयते
evaṃ te varṇitaḥ sādho praśno'yaṃ śaktito mayā | yathā saṃjāyate prāṇī yathā śṛṇu pralīyate
Wahai orang saleh, demikianlah pertanyaan ini telah kujelaskan kepadamu menurut kemampuanku: bagaimana makhluk hidup dilahirkan; kini dengarkan pula bagaimana ia melebur (menemui kematian).
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa framing)
Listener: sādhu (addressed as 'sādho')
Scene: A narrative hinge: the teacher finishes one palm-leaf section (birth) and opens another (death). Behind them, a subtle mandala shows the saṃsāra wheel with birth on one arc and death on the opposite arc.
FAQs
It frames death as an explainable dharmic process, inviting attentive listening to how karma governs the soul’s departure.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it introduces an afterlife/karma teaching section.
None in this verse; it is a transition into the teaching on death.