Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 53
संसारे वर्तमानेस्मिञ्जंतुः कर्मानुबन्धनात् । दुर्विभाव्यां गतिं याति सुखदुःखमयीं मुहुः
saṃsāre vartamānesmiñjaṃtuḥ karmānubandhanāt | durvibhāvyāṃ gatiṃ yāti sukhaduḥkhamayīṃ muhuḥ
Trong cõi luân hồi này, chúng sinh—bị ràng buộc bởi chuỗi nghiệp của chính mình—hết lần này đến lần khác đi vào những nẻo vận mệnh khó lường, khi vui sướng khi khổ đau.
Unknown (context not provided; likely a Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A lone traveler-jīva moves through a wheel-like landscape of alternating bright and dark paths, symbolizing pleasure and pain; unseen threads (karma) bind the ankles, pulling the being into changing realms.
FAQs
Karmic momentum binds beings to repeated experiences of pleasure and pain; clarity arises from recognizing saṃsāra’s unstable nature.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it presents a general dharmic teaching about karma and transmigration.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the focus is philosophical—understanding karma’s binding force.