Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
श्रीदेव्युवाच । नान्यथा मे वचो राजञ्जायतेऽत्र कथंचन । तस्माद्बालोऽपि ते पुत्रः पंचत्वं समुपैष्यति
śrīdevyuvāca | nānyathā me vaco rājañjāyate'tra kathaṃcana | tasmādbālo'pi te putraḥ paṃcatvaṃ samupaiṣyati
Śrī Dewi bersabda: “Wahai Raja, di sini sabdaku sama sekali tidak dapat menjadi lain. Karena itu putramu, bahkan ketika masih kanak-kanak, akan mencapai pañcatva (kematian).”
Devī (Pārvatī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devī speaks with solemn authority to the king: her word cannot be otherwise; the promised son will die in childhood (‘pañcatva’). The king’s face shows shock and grief.
FAQs
Divine speech is unwavering; karma and destiny may manifest as suffering even within a grace-filled narrative.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of the chapter’s tīrtha-mahātmya storyline.
None directly; it is a prophetic declaration about death (paṃcatva).