Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13
तेन कर्मविपाकेन क्षयरोगी शशी ह्यभूत् । त्यक्त्वा लोकं सुरेन्द्राणां मर्त्यलोकमुपागतः
tena karmavipākena kṣayarogī śaśī hyabhūt | tyaktvā lokaṃ surendrāṇāṃ martyalokamupāgataḥ
Dengan masaknya karma itu, Śaśī ditimpa penyakit susut (tibi); meninggalkan alam para raja dewa, dia turun ke alam manusia.
Narrator of Revā Khaṇḍa (deduced; explicit speaker not in snippet)
Scene: Śaśī, once radiant among devas, appears pale and emaciated with signs of consumption; a celestial gateway closes behind as he descends toward an earthly landscape near a sacred river.
FAQs
Even exalted beings are portrayed as subject to karmic fruition, reinforcing the inevitability of moral causation.
Not yet specified in this verse; the subsequent verses move toward Narmadā/Revā as the purifier.
None; it narrates karmic consequence and descent.