Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
व्यायामे लभते मातुः क्लेशं व्याधेश्च वेदनाम् । अलक्ष्याः पितृमातृभ्यां जायंते व्याधयः पराः
vyāyāme labhate mātuḥ kleśaṃ vyādheśca vedanām | alakṣyāḥ pitṛmātṛbhyāṃ jāyaṃte vyādhayaḥ parāḥ
தாய் உடற்பயிற்சி செய்தால் அவளுடைய களைப்பையும் அது உணர்கிறது; நோயின் வேதனையையும் அனுபவிக்கிறது. மேலும் தந்தை-தாயிடமிருந்து நுண்ணிய, கண்களுக்கு புலப்படாத பல நோய்களும் தோன்றுகின்றன.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by section-wide deduction (Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration to sages)
Scene: The fetus reacts to the mother’s exertion and illness; subtle ‘unseen’ ailments are shown as faint shadow-forms emerging from parental figures toward the womb.
FAQs
Interdependence and inherited conditions shape embodied life; dharma includes responsible conduct that reduces harm to dependents.
No sacred geography is referenced.
No direct prescription; the verse functions as a caution about conduct and wellbeing.