Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
ततःप्रभृति लोके च स वटादित्यसंज्ञितः । पुत्रप्रदो ह्यपुत्राणां विख्यातो भुवनत्रये
tataḥprabhṛti loke ca sa vaṭādityasaṃjñitaḥ | putraprado hyaputrāṇāṃ vikhyāto bhuvanatraye
ومنذ ذلك الحين صار معروفًا في العالم باسم «فَطَادِيتْيَا»، واشتهر في العوالم الثلاثة بأنه واهبُ الأبناء لمن لا ولدَ لهم.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Vaṭāditya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvija audience (implied)
Scene: A radiant Sūrya icon beneath/near a grand banyan (vaṭa), with pilgrims offering arghya; a subtle inscription-like banner ‘Vaṭāditya’; families praying for children.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes authoritative through remembered results: Vaṭāditya is celebrated because devotees experience compassionate boons.
Vaṭāditya—Sūrya worship connected with a sacred banyan (vaṭa).
No specific rite here; it states the phala (benefit) and renown of worship at Vaṭāditya.