Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
अथ सापि द्विजश्रेष्ठा दशमे मासि संस्थिते । सुषुवे सुप्रभं पुत्रं ब्राह्म्या लक्ष्म्या समावृतम्
atha sāpi dvijaśreṣṭhā daśame māsi saṃsthite | suṣuve suprabhaṃ putraṃ brāhmyā lakṣmyā samāvṛtam
তাৰ পাছত, হে দ্বিজশ্ৰেষ্ঠ! দশম মাহ উপস্থিত হ’লে সেই মহীয়সী নাৰীয়ে এক দীপ্তিমান পুত্ৰ প্ৰসৱ কৰিলে, ব্ৰাহ্ম্য লক্ষ্মী আৰু মঙ্গল-সৌভাগ্যে আৱৃত।
Sūta (deduced; Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)
Listener: dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ (addressed)
Scene: A childbirth chamber with lamps; the mother serene; attendants and Brahmins offer blessings; the newborn glows with a soft aura symbolizing brahminical splendor and fortune.
FAQs
Purāṇas portray dharmic destiny through auspicious births—spiritual brilliance is shown as a divine endowment.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative setup within the Tīrthamāhātmya.
None directly; the verse is descriptive of birth and auspicious qualities.
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