Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55
केचिद्वदंति देहस्य कालमेव हि कारणम् । कर्म केचिद्गुणान्केचिद्देहः साधारणो ह्ययम्
kecidvadaṃti dehasya kālameva hi kāraṇam | karma kecidguṇānkeciddehaḥ sādhāraṇo hyayam
کچھ کہتے ہیں کہ جسم کا سبب صرف کال (زمانہ) ہے؛ کچھ کرم کو سبب مانتے ہیں، اور کچھ گُنوں کو۔ مگر یہ دےہ ان سب عوامل کی مشترک پیداوار ہے۔
Unknown (context not provided; likely a Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Three forces—Time (a wheel/clock), Karma (a ledger/threads), and Guṇas (three colored strands: white/red/black)—converge to shape a human form, indicating shared causality.
FAQs
Embodiment arises from multiple interlinked causes—time, karma, and the guṇas—so wisdom lies in transcending attachment to the body.
No tīrtha is referenced; the passage is doctrinal/philosophical.
None; the verse offers a framework for understanding causality behind embodiment.