Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 3
इहैव कस्य कस्यैव कर्मणः पापकस्य च । प्रभावात्कीदृशो जायेत्कमठैतद्वदास्ति चेत्
ihaiva kasya kasyaiva karmaṇaḥ pāpakasya ca | prabhāvātkīdṛśo jāyetkamaṭhaitadvadāsti cet
Dan di dunia ini juga, oleh pengaruh perbuatan dosa yang mana, seseorang dilahirkan dengan keadaan tubuh yang bagaimana? Wahai Kamaṭha, jika dapat diketahui, nyatakanlah hal ini.
Atithi
Listener: Kamaṭha
Scene: A seeker respectfully questions Kamaṭha about which sins lead to which bodily afflictions, set in a quiet āśrama-like setting with palm-leaf manuscripts and a didactic atmosphere.
FAQs
Karma can manifest not only after death but also as visible consequences in embodied life.
None is mentioned; the verse introduces a moral-causal catalogue rather than a site-māhātmya.
No ritual is prescribed; it asks for an explanation of karmic cause-and-effect.