Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34
तथा सितेन मनसा च भवंति सर्वे सर्वेषु चैव विषयेषु भवंति तज्ज्ञाः । दैवेन पूर्वचरितेन भवंति सर्वे सुराश्चेंद्रादयो लोकपालाः प्राक्तनेन
tathā sitena manasā ca bhavaṃti sarve sarveṣu caiva viṣayeṣu bhavaṃti tajjñāḥ | daivena pūrvacaritena bhavaṃti sarve surāśceṃdrādayo lokapālāḥ prāktanena
Demikian juga, semua menjadi berjiwa terang dan suci, serta menjadi arif dalam setiap perkara. Oleh takdir yang dibentuk oleh perbuatan lampau, semuanya terjadi—sebagaimana para dewa, Indra dan para penjaga alam yang lain, mencapai kedudukan mereka melalui karma terdahulu.
Śiva (Śaṅkara)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dharmarāja
Scene: A didactic tableau: Skanda explains karmic causality; in the background, symbolic visions of Indra and the Lokapālas seated at the quarters, illustrating earned stations; foreground shows a serene mind motif (lotus, clear sky).
FAQs
Clarity of mind and spiritual rank arise from accumulated past conduct; destiny is portrayed as the maturation of previous karma.
No specific site is named; it undergirds the Kedāra tīrtha narrative by explaining how prior merit leads beings toward purity and sacred attainment.
None; the verse is a doctrinal explanation using Indra and the Lokapālas as exemplars of karma’s fruition.