Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 88
यथा स्वभावेन भवंति वक्रा ऋतुस्वबावाद्बदरीषु कण्टकाः । तथा स्वभावेन हि सर्वमेतत्प्रकाशते कोऽपि कर्ता न दृश्यः
yathā svabhāvena bhavaṃti vakrā ṛtusvabāvādbadarīṣu kaṇṭakāḥ | tathā svabhāvena hi sarvametatprakāśate ko'pi kartā na dṛśyaḥ
ഋതുസ്വഭാവം മൂലം ബദരിവൃക്ഷങ്ങളിൽ മുള്ളുകൾ ഉദിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ, സ്വഭാവം കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ ഇതെല്ലാം പ്രകാശിക്കുന്നു; യാതൊരു കർത്താവും ദൃശ്യമല്ല।
Unspecified in snippet (explicitly arguing ‘no visible doer’)
Scene: A contemplative sage points to a badarī (jujube) tree whose branches bear sharp thorns, while behind him the seasons turn—clouds, sun, and wind—suggesting natural causality; the ‘doer’ remains unseen.
FAQs
It uses an example from nature to argue that phenomena arise according to inherent conditions, and that an external agent is not directly perceived in the process.
No tīrtha is mentioned.
None.