Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
नातिदीर्घेण कालेन ततस्तस्याभव तत्सुतः । यथोक्तस्तेन देवेन सर्वलक्षणलक्षितः
nātidīrgheṇa kālena tatastasyābhava tatsutaḥ | yathoktastena devena sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitaḥ
Nach nicht allzu langer Zeit wurde ihm ein Sohn geboren—genau wie jene Gottheit es verkündet hatte—gekennzeichnet von allen glückverheißenden Merkmalen.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Vaṭa-sthala of Sūrya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A newborn son appears in Gālava’s family, radiant with auspicious signs, fulfilling Sūrya’s promise.
FAQs
Divine promises in tīrtha worship are presented as reliable: faith and prescribed observance culminate in tangible blessings.
The narrative supports the fame of Vaṭāditya/Vaṭeśvara as a giver of boons, especially progeny.
No new prescription; it reports the fruition of the earlier Saptamī devotion/fast.