Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
अनपत्या या च नारी स्नायाद्वै पाण्डुनन्दन । पुत्रं सा लभते पार्थ सत्यसङ्घं दृढव्रतम्
anapatyā yā ca nārī snāyādvai pāṇḍunandana | putraṃ sā labhate pārtha satyasaṅghaṃ dṛḍhavratam
Toute femme sans enfant qui s’y baigne, ô fils de Pāṇḍu—ô Pārtha—obtient un fils ferme dans la vérité et inébranlable dans ses vœux.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Manmatheśa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pāṇḍunandana / Pārtha
Scene: A childless woman at the riverbank performs snāna with folded hands facing the Manmatheśa shrine; a vision of a virtuous child (satya-saṅgha, dṛḍha-vrata) is suggested as a gentle future scene.
FAQs
The Purāṇas present tīrtha-sevā as grace-bearing, capable of transforming personal suffering into dharmic blessing.
Manmatheśa tīrtha, where bathing is said to grant progeny.
Snāna (bathing) at the tīrtha as a remedial and devotional observance.