Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60
जन्मस्थेन भवाञ्जातः शनिना नाऽत्र संशयः । तेनावस्थामिमां प्राप्तो नान्यदस्ति हि कारणम्
janmasthena bhavāñjātaḥ śaninā nā'tra saṃśayaḥ | tenāvasthāmimāṃ prāpto nānyadasti hi kāraṇam
“Chính sao Thổ (Śani) an vị vào lúc ngươi chào đời đã đưa ngươi đến cảnh trạng này—không chút nghi ngờ. Chỉ bởi điều ấy mà ngươi chịu tình trạng này; thật không có nguyên nhân nào khác.”
Nārada
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nārada points to the sky or gestures upward while explaining that Śani at birth is the sole cause of the condition; the listener reacts with dawning realization.
FAQs
The Purāṇic worldview links human experience with cosmic forces (grahas), encouraging discernment, patience, and dharmic remedies rather than fatalism.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it serves the plot within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.
None here; the verse states causation (Śani’s influence) rather than a remedy.
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