Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35
तच्छरीरे तु केषांचित्कर्मणा सम्प्रदृश्यते । जराश्च विविधाः केषां दृश्यन्ते व्याधयस्तथा
taccharīre tu keṣāṃcitkarmaṇā sampradṛśyate | jarāśca vividhāḥ keṣāṃ dṛśyante vyādhayastathā
ചിലരുടെ ശരീരത്തിൽ കർമ്മഫലം തന്നെ വ്യക്തമായി കാണപ്പെടുന്നു. മറ്റുചിലരിൽ വാർദ്ധക്യത്തിന്റെ പല രൂപങ്ങളും, അതുപോലെ രോഗങ്ങളും ദൃശ്യമാകുന്നു.
Śiva (didactic continuation)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-context (implicit)
Type: river
Scene: A contemplative assembly near a sacred riverbank; figures of varied ages—youth, elder, and the ill—are shown as embodiments of karma’s diverse ripening, while a sage gestures toward the river as a refuge of dharma.
FAQs
Physical conditions like aging and illness are framed as karmic manifestations, encouraging compassion and dharmic discipline.
The verse is part of the Revā Māhātmya discourse; it supports the ethical-spiritual worldview that accompanies pilgrimage accounts.
No explicit ritual; the implied guidance is purification through right conduct, devotion, and remedial dharmic acts.
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