Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 128
इत्युक्तोहं कालियेन तं प्रणम्य जगद्गुरुम् । मार्गमागत्य चक्रेण पीडितो मृत्युमागमम्
ityuktohaṃ kāliyena taṃ praṇamya jagadgurum | mārgamāgatya cakreṇa pīḍito mṛtyumāgamam
Được Kāliya chỉ dạy như thế, ta cúi đầu đảnh lễ bậc Thầy của thế gian. Nhưng khi trở lại trên đường, ta bị bánh xe nghiền giày, đau đớn dày vò, và đã gặp cái chết.
A suffering narrator (unnamed in this snippet; within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa discourse tradition)
Scene: After prostrating to the world-teacher, the traveler returns; a cart-wheel (or chakra-like wheel) strikes, causing death—dramatic contrast between blessing and sudden calamity.
FAQs
Actions and their consequences follow the jīva; harm and wrongdoing mature into suffering and even death.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a karmic prelude within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the verse narrates a karmic turning point (death).