Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
मयाप्यत्र परे चापि किं कृतं पातकं च यत् । ईदृशीं वेदनां प्राप्तो न च मृत्युं कथचन
mayāpyatra pare cāpi kiṃ kṛtaṃ pātakaṃ ca yat | īdṛśīṃ vedanāṃ prāpto na ca mṛtyuṃ kathacana
میں نے اس زندگی میں یا کسی پچھلی زندگی میں کون سا گناہ کیا ہے کہ میں ایسی سخت اذیت میں مبتلا ہوں، پھر بھی کسی طرح موت میرے پاس نہیں آتی؟
Māṇḍavya (implied, in dialogue context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: An afflicted ascetic or brāhmaṇa figure in visible agony, questioning fate; the atmosphere is tense, with the body enduring pain while the mind seeks explanation.
FAQs
Suffering is portrayed as karmically conditioned; the seeker is urged to inquire into causes rather than assume randomness.
This verse is part of the Tīrthamāhātmya section, but this particular line focuses on karmic inquiry rather than naming a tīrtha explicitly.
No direct ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed in this verse.