Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42
अथ यो मिश्रकर्मा स्यात्तिर्यक्त्वं प्रतिपद्यते । महतामेव संसर्गात्संसरन्मानवो भवेत्
atha yo miśrakarmā syāttiryaktvaṃ pratipadyate | mahatāmeva saṃsargātsaṃsaranmānavo bhavet
また、業が混じり合う者は畜生の生を受ける。されど輪廻を巡るうち、ただ大いなる聖者との交わりによって、再び人となる。
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: An animal (symbolic of tiryag-yoni) approaches an āśrama; sages extend compassion; the animal receives touch/blessing and is shown as a subtle human form emerging in a future birth.
FAQs
Mixed conduct yields middling results (animal birth), but holy association can uplift and reorient destiny.
No location is specified; the elevating factor is satsaṅga rather than pilgrimage.
Implicitly: seek the company of the virtuous (mahats) as a practical spiritual remedy.