Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
नेति केचित्तत्र पुनः कथं ते यदि नो गृही । अतो धात्रा च शास्त्रेषु सुतलाभः प्रशंसितः
neti kecittatra punaḥ kathaṃ te yadi no gṛhī | ato dhātrā ca śāstreṣu sutalābhaḥ praśaṃsitaḥ
Some there say, “No indeed.” But again—how could it be so, if it were not truly accepted? Therefore the Creator (Dhātṛ) has praised in the śāstras the gaining of worthy offspring as a blessing held in highest esteem.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)
Listener: Nārada
Scene: A disputation-like teaching: some ascetics object, the teacher responds by invoking Dhātṛ and śāstra; imagery of a family performing saṃskāras in the background (naming ceremony, fire rites).
FAQs
It affirms śāstra-pramāṇa (scriptural authority): despite objections, the scriptures uphold the value of righteous progeny as a legitimate, dharmic blessing.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a doctrinal statement within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa’s broader teaching.
None explicitly; the verse emphasizes a scriptural valuation (praśaṃsā) of suta-lābha rather than prescribing a specific vrata, dāna, or snāna.