Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71
यज्वा राममिव प्राप सहस्रानीकमात्मजम् । एवं विधूमः संजज्ञे शतानीकान्नृपोत्तमात्
yajvā rāmamiva prāpa sahasrānīkamātmajam | evaṃ vidhūmaḥ saṃjajñe śatānīkānnṛpottamāt
Après avoir accompli le sacrifice, il obtint un fils nommé Sahasrānīka, comme (Daśaratha obtint) Rāma. Ainsi naquit Vidhūma du roi excellent Śatānīka.
Narrator (contextual, within Setukhaṇḍa narration)
Scene: Celebration in the palace: the newborn Sahasrānīka presented; priests bless; the king’s joy is restrained and reverent; parallel visual echo of Daśaratha-Rāma motif through symbolic elements (bow/lotus).
FAQs
Righteous ritual action is shown to culminate in orderly lineage and social stability, framed as a dharmic fruit (phala).
No specific tīrtha is directly extolled in this verse; the Setukhaṇḍa context remains the larger sacred frame.
The verse references completion of sacrifice (yajvā) and its fruit—offspring—without detailing further procedure.