Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 73
चरस्थिराणां सर्वेषामात्मगर्भानुरूपतः । तत्रस्थस्य च सर्वेषां जन्मनां स्मरणं भवेत्
carasthirāṇāṃ sarveṣāmātmagarbhānurūpataḥ | tatrasthasya ca sarveṣāṃ janmanāṃ smaraṇaṃ bhavet
चर-अचर सर्व प्राण्यांना त्यांच्या त्यांच्या गर्भस्थितीनुसार, तेथे असलेल्या जीवाला सर्व जन्मांचे स्मरण होते.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A visionary montage: moving beings (birds, deer, humans) and unmoving beings (trees, mountains) connected by a subtle thread to a womb-symbol, indicating memory of many births across forms.
FAQs
The verse underscores the continuity of saṃsāra across many births and the deep karmic patterning of embodiment.
No holy site is identified; this is a doctrinal statement about rebirth.
No ritual is mentioned; the verse presents a metaphysical claim about memory and birth.