Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58
जन्म चेदहमाप्स्यामि मानुष्ये जीवितं तथा । ततस्तत्प्रकरिष्यामि येन मोक्षो भवेत्स्फुटम्
janma cedahamāpsyāmi mānuṣye jīvitaṃ tathā | tatastatprakariṣyāmi yena mokṣo bhavetsphuṭam
എനിക്ക് മനുഷ്യജന്മവും മനുഷ്യജീവിതവും ലഭിച്ചാൽ, മോക്ഷം വ്യക്തവും നിശ്ചിതവുമാകുന്ന വിധത്തിലുള്ള ആ সাধനാമാർഗം തന്നെയാകും ഞാൻ അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുക.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: The fetus forms a luminous vow: a scroll or radiant mantra appears, showing the resolve to seek mokṣa upon attaining human birth; a path motif leads from darkness to a distant Śiva-liṅga or mountain peak of light (symbolic, not site-specific).
FAQs
Human birth is portrayed as a rare chance to consciously pursue a path that leads to mokṣa.
No site is mentioned; the focus is on the universal goal of liberation and the opportunity of human embodiment.
No specific ritual is prescribed; it broadly promises to undertake whatever discipline leads to mokṣa.