Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31
स्वकर्मणोऽनुरूपं हि फलं भुञ्जन्ति जन्तवः । शुभेन कर्मणा भूतिर्दुःखं स्यात्पातकेन तु
svakarmaṇo'nurūpaṃ hi phalaṃ bhuñjanti jantavaḥ | śubhena karmaṇā bhūtirduḥkhaṃ syātpātakena tu
Makhluk benar-benar menikmati hasil yang sepadan dengan karma sendiri. Dengan karma yang śubha datang kemakmuran; dengan pāpa timbul penderitaan.
Śiva (didactic continuation)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A teacher-sage explains the balance-scale of karma: bright deeds producing prosperity and dark deeds producing suffering, with human figures receiving corresponding outcomes.
FAQs
Moral causality: one’s lived circumstances reflect prior actions; dharmic conduct leads to well-being.
While not naming a single tīrtha, the discourse is embedded in the Revā Māhātmya, reinforcing the dharmic ethos of pilgrimage traditions around the Revā.
No specific ritual; the prescription is ethical—perform śubha karma and avoid pātaka.
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