Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 38
तत्र यः सात्त्विको नाम स स्वर्गं प्रतिपद्यते । स्वर्गात्कालपरिभ्रष्टो धनी धर्मी सुखी भवेत्
tatra yaḥ sāttviko nāma sa svargaṃ pratipadyate | svargātkālaparibhraṣṭo dhanī dharmī sukhī bhavet
ସେମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ ଯେ ‘ସାତ୍ତ୍ୱିକ’ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ, ସେ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୁଏ। କାଳକ୍ରମେ ସ୍ୱର୍ଗରୁ ଚ୍ୟୁତ ହୋଇ ସେ ଧନୀ, ଧର୍ମୀ ଓ ସୁଖୀ ହୋଇ ଜନ୍ମ ନେଉଛି।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Svarga
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvija (questioner)
Scene: A sāttvika soul ascends to svarga, enjoys celestial prosperity, then after time returns to earth as a wealthy, righteous, happy person—illustrating impermanent heaven and karmic return.
FAQs
Sattva-oriented virtue bears heavenly reward and later results in a dharmic, prosperous human birth.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse teaches general karmic outcomes.
None directly; it implies cultivating sattva through dharmic living to gain auspicious results.