Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 79
मृग्युवाच । न विषादस्त्वया कार्यो राजञ्च्छ्रुत्वा मयोदितम् । इतस्त्वं सप्तमे स्थाने कलिंगाधिपतेः सुतः
mṛgyuvāca | na viṣādastvayā kāryo rājañcchrutvā mayoditam | itastvaṃ saptame sthāne kaliṃgādhipateḥ sutaḥ
Mṛgyu berkata: “Wahai Raja, janganlah engkau bersedih setelah mendengar kata-kataku. Dari sini, pada kelahiran yang ketujuh, engkau akan lahir sebagai putera pemerintah Kaliṅga.”
Mṛgyu
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka et al. (implied)
Scene: Mṛgyu addresses a worried king, raising a hand in reassurance; behind them, a sacred grove/temple edge suggests the tīrtha setting; the king’s posture shifts from grief to attention as prophecy is spoken.
FAQs
Karmic outcomes unfold across births; despair is discouraged when dharma and time still offer transformation.
The discourse belongs to Vastrāpatha-kṣetra Māhātmya (Prabhāsa region), though this verse focuses on future birth rather than a rite at the site.
None; the verse conveys consoling instruction and a karmic forecast.