Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29
कृत्वा वै योनिमाप्नोति तैरश्चीं नात्र संशयः । एवमादीनि चान्यानि चिह्नानि नृपसत्तम
kṛtvā vai yonimāpnoti tairaścīṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ | evamādīni cānyāni cihnāni nṛpasattama
ഇങ്ങനെ പ്രവർത്തിച്ചവൻ നിശ്ചയമായും തിര്യക്-യോണി (മൃഗജന്മം) പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല. ഹേ നൃപശ്രേഷ്ഠാ, ഇത്തരത്തിലുള്ള മറ്റു പല ലക്ഷണങ്ങളും ഉണ്ട്.
Unknown (contextual narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa; addressing a king)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (general)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King
Scene: The sage concludes the list, palm raised in assurance; behind him a wheel of births (yoni-cakra) shows animal forms, indicating ‘no doubt’ certainty; the king appears sobered.
FAQs
Actions shape destiny with certainty; persistent adharma is said to lead to lower births, urging ethical reform.
None directly; the Revā Khaṇḍa frame connects to the Narmadā sacred landscape, but this verse is doctrinal.
No explicit prescription; it summarizes karmic causality.