Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 19
स एव सुकृती तेन लब्धं जन्मतरोः फलम् । चित्ते वचसि काये च यस्य देवो जनार्दनः
sa eva sukṛtī tena labdhaṃ janmataroḥ phalam | citte vacasi kāye ca yasya devo janārdanaḥ
وہی حقیقی نیکوکار ہے؛ اسی میں انسانی جنم کے درخت کا پھل حاصل ہوتا ہے—جس کے دل، زبان اور بدن میں دیو جناردن ہی بسے ہوں۔
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from immediate chapter context continuing into 150.1)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim at a river ghat: mind focused in meditation, lips softly chanting, hands engaged in offering—threefold devotion embodied; a subtle Janārdana presence (chakra/śaṅkha aura) above.
FAQs
The purpose of life is fulfilled when devotion permeates thought, word, and deed.
No particular tīrtha is named; it provides a devotional benchmark within the Revā Khaṇḍa.
No explicit ritual; it prescribes integrated devotion (citta-vāk-kāya) to Janārdana.