Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20
नात्र दोषोऽस्ति ते कश्चिन्मम चैव शुभव्रते । तवोदरे तु गर्भो यस्तत्र दैवं परायणम्
nātra doṣo'sti te kaścinmama caiva śubhavrate | tavodare tu garbho yastatra daivaṃ parāyaṇam
हे शुभव्रते, यात ना तुझा दोष आहे ना माझा। पण तुझ्या उदरातील जो गर्भ आहे—त्याबाबत दैवच परम आश्रय आहे।
Mahāmuni / Vipra
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) kṣetra ambience
Type: kshetra
Scene: A compassionate counselor addresses a virtuous woman, reassuring her that neither party is at fault; his hand gestures toward her womb, invoking destiny as ultimate refuge.
FAQs
Not every painful outcome arises from personal guilt; some events unfold under daiva, and dharma then focuses on protection and right response.
No specific site is named; the larger Revā-khaṇḍa context relates to the sacred Narmadā geography.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse frames the situation in terms of innocence and daiva.