Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 95
दुर्भगा सुभगा यैस्तु सुभगा दुर्भगा भवेत् । पुत्रिणी पुत्ररहिता ह्यपुत्रा पुत्रिणी तथा
durbhagā subhagā yaistu subhagā durbhagā bhavet | putriṇī putrarahitā hyaputrā putriṇī tathā
Durch diese (Riten) wird die Unglückliche zur Glücklichen; und selbst die Glückliche kann unglücklich werden, wenn man sie vernachlässigt. Die Mutter von Söhnen kann der Söhne beraubt werden, und die Kinderlose kann ebenso Söhne erlangen.
Unspecified (Revā Khaṇḍa instructional voice)
Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: A noble lady
Scene: A moral tableau of reversal and restoration: an ‘unfortunate’ woman becoming auspicious through observance; a mother gaining sons; the warning that neglect leads to loss.
FAQs
Human well-being is portrayed as responsive to dharmic action—especially vrata and dāna—rather than mere chance.
The Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape frames the teaching, but this verse itself does not name a particular tīrtha.
The verse points back to the prescribed rites (vrata/dāna) as causes for saubhāgya and progeny-related outcomes.