Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
धर्मराज उवाच । अन्यदेहे त्वया विप्र बालभावेन वर्तता । शूलाग्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन काये विद्धो बकः क्षितौ
dharmarāja uvāca | anyadehe tvayā vipra bālabhāvena vartatā | śūlāgreṇa sutīkṣṇena kāye viddho bakaḥ kṣitau
தர்மராஜன் கூறினான்—ஓ பிராமணனே! முன்பிறவியில் நீ குழந்தைபோன்ற கவனக்குறைவுடன் நடந்தபோது, மிகத் தீவிரமான கம்பின் முனையால் ஒரு கொக்கின் உடலைக் குத்தினாய்; அது தரையில் விழுந்தது.
Dharmarāja (Yama)
Type: kshetra
Listener: vipra (Māṇḍavya)
Scene: Dharmarāja, dignified and impartial, narrates a flashback: a careless child pierces a crane on a sharp stake; the bird falls, foreshadowing mirrored suffering.
FAQs
Even seemingly minor harm done in ignorance can mature into suffering; Purāṇic dharma stresses accountability and non-violence.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it serves the moral narrative within the Tīrthamāhātmya framework.
None is stated here; the verse provides a karmic explanation rather than a ritual injunction.
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