Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 79
दिव्यनारी शुभाकारा शेषकाये बभौ शुभा । पूर्वं तस्याप्यपुत्रस्य राज्ञः पुत्रशतोपमा
divyanārī śubhākārā śeṣakāye babhau śubhā | pūrvaṃ tasyāpyaputrasya rājñaḥ putraśatopamā
وصار ما تبقّى من جسدها امرأةً سماويةً بهيّةً مباركة. ومن قبلُ، لذلك الملك الذي كان بلا ابن، كانت في قدرها كأنها مئةُ ابنٍ له.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame implied)
Scene: A radiant celestial woman stands in the Siṃhala court, auspicious and luminous; the formerly sonless king beholds her as a living boon ‘equal to a hundred sons’, with courtiers offering respectful salutations.
FAQs
A virtuous daughter is praised as equal to great progeny—dharma is upheld through auspicious character, not merely gender.
Indirectly, the Mahī–Sāgara-saṅgama tīrtha whose power enabled the transformation and auspicious outcome.
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