Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
अन्यथा शास्त्रगर्भिण्या धिया धीरो महीयते । स्वामिवत्प्राक्कृतं कर्म विदधाति तदन्यथा
anyathā śāstragarbhiṇyā dhiyā dhīro mahīyate | svāmivatprākkṛtaṃ karma vidadhāti tadanyathā
تاہم وہ دھیرج والا دانا، جس کی سمجھ شاستر میں رچی بسی ہو، سراہا جاتا ہے؛ کیونکہ وہ مالک کی مانند پہلے کیے ہوئے کرم کی کارگزاری کو موڑ کر اسے دوسرے رخ پر ڈال سکتا ہے۔
Skanda (deduced: Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A wise pilgrim-scholar holding śāstra stands before a deity at a tīrtha; a river of karma is shown splitting into a gentler channel through the ‘gate’ of dharma, like a master redirecting a stream.
FAQs
While karma is binding, śāstra-informed wisdom and disciplined living can re-channel how past karma manifests.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports tīrtha-mahātmya by highlighting inner qualification (adhikāra) and right understanding.
No direct ritual is stated; the implied prescription is śāstra-based discernment and dharmic conduct.