नारीभिश्च विशेषेण पुत्रप्राप्तिरनुत्तमा । तथान्यदपि यत्किंचिद्वांछितं हृदये स्थितम्
nārībhiśca viśeṣeṇa putraprāptiranuttamā | tathānyadapi yatkiṃcidvāṃchitaṃ hṛdaye sthitam
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Sūta (implied continuation)
Tirtha: Apsaras-kṛta Kuṇḍa (wish-fulfilling; unnamed in excerpt)
Type: kund
Listener: Dvija-sattamāḥ
Scene: Women pilgrims offer flowers and lamps to Pārvatī on the pond bank after bathing; a mother cradles a child as a visual emblem of putra-prāpti; the pond shines with sanctity.
Tīrthas are portrayed as compassionate channels of divine grace, meeting worldly needs while drawing the heart toward dharma.
The same Apsarāḥ-kuṇḍa tīrtha within the Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya.
The implied practice is snāna at the tīrtha, associated here with blessings like progeny and wish-fulfilment.
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