Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 123
सुपुत्रो हृदयेऽभ्येति मातापित्रोर्दिनेदिने । पित्रोर्दुःखाय धिग्जन्म तस्य दुष्कृतकर्मणः
suputro hṛdaye'bhyeti mātāpitrordinedine | pitrorduḥkhāya dhigjanma tasya duṣkṛtakarmaṇaḥ
Anak yang baik semakin hari semakin meresap ke dalam hati ibu dan ayahnya. Namun—malulah kelahiran si pelaku kejahatan itu, yang hidupnya hanya menjadi punca derita bagi kedua orang tuanya.
Narrator (implied, within Nārada’s narration)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Contrasting emotional portrait: a virtuous son bows to mother and father, offering water/flowers; their faces soften with affection. In a shadowed vignette, the wicked-doer’s figure is hinted as a cautionary silhouette.
FAQs
True merit in birth is measured by dharmic conduct and service to parents; sinful conduct turns life into a burden for those who gave it.
Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa) is the narrative setting; the verse reinforces dharma as the prerequisite for receiving a kṣetra’s higher spiritual fruits.
None directly; it is ethical instruction about conduct and karmic consequence.