Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3
ततः पुंसवनं तेन स्पंदनात्प्राग्विपश्चिता । गृह्योक्तविधिना सम्यक्कृतं पुंस्त्वविवृद्धये
tataḥ puṃsavanaṃ tena spaṃdanātprāgvipaścitā | gṛhyoktavidhinā samyakkṛtaṃ puṃstvavivṛddhaye
Thereafter, before the fetus first stirred, the wise one had the Puṃsavana rite duly performed according to the procedure taught in the Gṛhya texts, for the strengthening of male progeny.
Agastya (continuing narration)
Listener: Unnamed addressed woman (contextually Lopāmudrā)
Scene: A learned householder arranges Puṃsavana with priestly recitation; the pregnant wife sits respectfully; ritual items and a small fire/altar indicate gṛhya procedure and careful timing before fetal movement.
FAQs
Dharma includes honoring life-stages through saṃskāras performed at the right time and in the right way.
No direct tirtha is named; the verse foregrounds orthodox gṛhastha ritual within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative.
Puṃsavana-saṃskāra performed before fetal stirring, following gṛhya-ukta vidhi (Gṛhya textual procedure).