Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80
एष मे तनयो ब्रह्मञ्छुचिव्रत इतीरितः । एष राजसुतो नाम्ना धर्मगुप्तः कृतो मया
eṣa me tanayo brahmañchucivrata itīritaḥ | eṣa rājasuto nāmnā dharmaguptaḥ kṛto mayā
„Dies ist mein Sohn, o Brahmane; er ist als Śucivrata bekannt, der ein reines Gelübde trägt. Und dies ist der Königssohn, dem ich den Namen Dharmagupta gab.“
Vipra-strī (brāhmaṇa woman)
Listener: Audience/ṛṣi (implied)
Scene: The mother gestures gently toward each boy as she introduces them; the sage’s gaze is discerning yet kind, as if reading their future.
FAQs
Identity is framed through dharma: names and vows are presented as spiritual commitments, not mere labels.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse underscores vrata (vowed purity) as a dharmic ideal.