Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
तासु वै चिन्तितान् पुत्रानग्र्यानुत्पादयाम्यहम् । एष एव वरो देव दीयतां मे महेश्वर
tāsu vai cintitān putrānagryānutpādayāmyaham | eṣa eva varo deva dīyatāṃ me maheśvara
«Et par elles j’engendrerai des fils éminents, selon mon désir. Tel est l’unique don, ô Dieu : accorde-le-moi, ô Maheśvara.»
Agni
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) and sixteen rivers
Type: river
Listener: Revā-māhātmya audience
Scene: Agni emphasizes the single boon: through the river-goddesses he will generate noble sons; Śiva listens, the rivers subtly present as a divine retinue.
FAQs
Boon-seeking is framed toward dharmic outcomes—Agni seeks progeny that will serve sacred purposes rather than mere personal gain.
The request continues within the Revā/Narmadā tīrtha setting, where river-divinities are central.
No explicit rite; it foreshadows the origin of ritual fires/energies that become integral to adhvara (sacrifice).