Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 37
जायते चैकलः प्राणी प्रम्रियेत तथैकलः । एकलः सुकृतं भुंक्ते भुंक्ते दुष्कृतमेकलः
jāyate caikalaḥ prāṇī pramriyeta tathaikalaḥ | ekalaḥ sukṛtaṃ bhuṃkte bhuṃkte duṣkṛtamekalaḥ
جیو اکیلا ہی پیدا ہوتا ہے اور اکیلا ہی مرتا ہے؛ اکیلا ہی نیک اعمال کا پھل بھگتتا ہے اور اکیلا ہی بداعمالی کا پھل چکھتا ہے۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kāśī pilgrims/seekers
Scene: A lone traveler walks a Kāśī ghat at night with a small lamp; behind him are faint footprints that transform into symbols of good and bad deeds; ahead, the river reflects moonlight, suggesting the solitary journey of the soul.
FAQs
Karma is personal and inescapable: each soul bears its own merit and sin.
The verse occurs within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s dharma teaching context, supporting Kāśī’s focus on liberation through right living.
None; it emphasizes personal ethical responsibility as the foundation of pilgrimage merit.