Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
आयुः कर्म च वित्तं च विद्या निधनमेव च । पञ्चैतानि हि सृज्यन्ते गर्भस्थस्यैव देहिनः
āyuḥ karma ca vittaṃ ca vidyā nidhanameva ca | pañcaitāni hi sṛjyante garbhasthasyaiva dehinaḥ
ஆயுள், கர்மம், செல்வம், கல்வி, மேலும் மரணம்—இந்த ஐந்தும் உடலுடையவன் கருவிலிருக்கும் போதே நிச்சயமாக அமைக்கப்படுகின்றன.
Skanda (deduced: Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)
Scene: A symbolic scene of an unborn child in the womb with five subtle emblems hovering—hourglass (āyus), ledger (karma), coins (vitta), manuscript (vidyā), skull/torch (nidhanam)—watched over by a cosmic order motif.
FAQs
Human life unfolds within a karmic structure—key parameters of life are shaped by prior causes, urging humility and dharmic living.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it provides the metaphysical backdrop for tīrtha-related merit and conduct.
None explicitly; it is a doctrinal framing statement.
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