Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75
अधुना जातमात्रोऽहं प्राप्तसंस्कार एव च । ततः श्रेयः करिष्यामि येन गर्भो न संभवेत्
adhunā jātamātro'haṃ prāptasaṃskāra eva ca | tataḥ śreyaḥ kariṣyāmi yena garbho na saṃbhavet
Ngayon ako’y bagong silang at muling napailalim sa mga bakas ng sanlibutang gawi. Kaya’t hahanapin ko ang pinakamataas na kabutihan—upang hindi na muling pumasok sa sinapupunan.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A newborn at the threshold of life, shadowed by swirling saṃskāra-impressions (chains/ink-like patterns), turning toward a luminous symbol of śreyas—Śiva-liṅga or a path leading upward—signifying resolve to end rebirth.
FAQs
Resolve to seek śreyas—liberation—so that rebirth in the womb ceases.
No site is specified; the focus is inner resolve for mokṣa.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; it points to a liberation-oriented course of practice.