Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42
प्रहस्योवाच भगवान्बृहस्पति रुदारधीः । पुरा त्वया कृतं यच्च तस्येदं कर्मणः फलम्
prahasyovāca bhagavānbṛhaspati rudāradhīḥ | purā tvayā kṛtaṃ yacca tasyedaṃ karmaṇaḥ phalam
Dengan tersenyum, Bhagavān Bṛhaspati yang teguh kebijaksanaannya berkata: “Apa pun yang engkau lakukan dahulu, inilah buah daripada perbuatan itu.”
Bṛhaspati
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Bṛhaspati smiles gently while speaking; Indra listens, chastened; the smile conveys compassion without negating the firmness of karmic law.
FAQs
Actions inevitably mature into results; knowledge of karma is the start of responsible correction.
The Kedārakhaṇḍa sacred setting contextualizes the teaching, though this verse focuses on karma doctrine.
None directly; the verse introduces the principle that consequences arise from prior deeds.
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