Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77
गभात्कोटिगुणं दुःखं जायमानस्य जायते । गर्भवासे स्मृतिर्यासीत्सा जातस्य प्रणश्यति
gabhātkoṭiguṇaṃ duḥkhaṃ jāyamānasya jāyate | garbhavāse smṛtiryāsītsā jātasya praṇaśyati
ഗർഭത്തിലെ ദുഃഖത്തേക്കാൾ കോടിഗുണം കൂടുതലായ ദുഃഖം ജനിച്ചവന് ഉണ്ടാകുന്നു. ഗർഭവാസത്തിൽ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്ന സ്മൃതി ജനിച്ചതോടെ നശിക്കുന്നു.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A symbolic depiction of birth’s anguish contrasted with the womb: the newborn’s cry, attendants, and the fading glow of prenatal remembrance dissolving like mist.
FAQs
Birth intensifies suffering and erases spiritual memory, so one should strive for liberation rather than repeat embodiment.
None is mentioned; the verse is a doctrinal reflection on birth and memory.
No ritual is stated; it serves as a meditation on the pains of embodiment.