Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
जायते चैकलः प्राणी प्रम्रियेत तथैकलः । एकलः सुकृतं भुंक्ते भुंक्ते दुष्कृतमेकलः
jāyate caikalaḥ prāṇī pramriyeta tathaikalaḥ | ekalaḥ sukṛtaṃ bhuṃkte bhuṃkte duṣkṛtamekalaḥ
ಪ್ರಾಣಿ ಒಬ್ಬನೇ ಹುಟ್ಟುತ್ತಾನೆ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಒಬ್ಬನೇ ಸಾಯುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಒಬ್ಬನೇ ಸತ್ಕೃತ್ಯದ ಫಲವನ್ನು ಅನುಭವಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ, ಒಬ್ಬನೇ ದುಷ್ಕೃತ್ಯದ ಫಲವನ್ನೂ ಅನುಭವಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kāśī pilgrims/seekers
Scene: A lone traveler walks a Kāśī ghat at night with a small lamp; behind him are faint footprints that transform into symbols of good and bad deeds; ahead, the river reflects moonlight, suggesting the solitary journey of the soul.
FAQs
Karma is personal and inescapable: each soul bears its own merit and sin.
The verse occurs within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s dharma teaching context, supporting Kāśī’s focus on liberation through right living.
None; it emphasizes personal ethical responsibility as the foundation of pilgrimage merit.