Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29
कृत्वा वै योनिमाप्नोति तैरश्चीं नात्र संशयः । एवमादीनि चान्यानि चिह्नानि नृपसत्तम
kṛtvā vai yonimāpnoti tairaścīṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ | evamādīni cānyāni cihnāni nṛpasattama
یوں عمل کر کے انسان یقیناً حیوانی (تیریَک) جنم پاتا ہے؛ اس میں کوئی شک نہیں۔ اے بہترین بادشاہ! ایسے اور بھی بہت سے نشان موجود ہیں۔
Unknown (contextual narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa; addressing a king)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (general)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King
Scene: The sage concludes the list, palm raised in assurance; behind him a wheel of births (yoni-cakra) shows animal forms, indicating ‘no doubt’ certainty; the king appears sobered.
FAQs
Actions shape destiny with certainty; persistent adharma is said to lead to lower births, urging ethical reform.
None directly; the Revā Khaṇḍa frame connects to the Narmadā sacred landscape, but this verse is doctrinal.
No explicit prescription; it summarizes karmic causality.