Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
वटिकोवाच । सुतं देहि सुरश्रेष्ठ मम वंशविवर्धनम् । चित्ताह्लादकरं नित्यं सुशीलं विनयान्वितम्
vaṭikovāca | sutaṃ dehi suraśreṣṭha mama vaṃśavivardhanam | cittāhlādakaraṃ nityaṃ suśīlaṃ vinayānvitam
ৱটিকীয়ে ক’লে: হে দেৱশ্ৰেষ্ঠ, মোক এটি পুত্ৰ দিয়া—যি মোৰ বংশ বৃদ্ধি কৰে, সদায় মন আনন্দিত কৰে, সুশীল আৰু বিনয়যুক্ত হয়।
Vaṭikī (as stated in the verse; likely the same woman earlier identified as Piṅgalā in this excerpt)
Tirtha: मल्लिङ्ग-वापी / मल्लिङ्ग-तीर्थ (implied)
Type: kund
Listener: Śrī Mahādeva
Scene: A devoted woman (Vaṭikī) stands with folded hands before Mahādeva near a stone-lined sacred tank; the atmosphere is intimate and prayerful, emphasizing humility and longing for a virtuous son.
FAQs
Righteous desire focuses not merely on having a child, but on receiving virtuous progeny who sustains dharma and lineage.
No tīrtha-name is stated in this verse; it occurs within the kṣetra-centered Śiva-boon episode.
None directly; it is a boon-request following tapas and Śiva worship.