Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
अपुत्रास्ते भविष्यंति सपुत्रा वंशवर्धनाः । एवमुक्त्वाऽथ तां देवा जग्मुः स्वर्गं द्विजोत्तमाः
aputrāste bhaviṣyaṃti saputrā vaṃśavardhanāḥ | evamuktvā'tha tāṃ devā jagmuḥ svargaṃ dvijottamāḥ
Ceux qui étaient sans fils seront bénis de fils, accroisseurs de la lignée. Ayant ainsi parlé, les dieux partirent vers le ciel, ô meilleur des deux-fois-nés.
Narrator addressing a brāhmaṇa listener (dvijottama) within the Dīrghikā Māhātmya storyline
Tirtha: Dīrghikā
Type: kund
Listener: dvijottama
Scene: The devas pronounce the boon: childless devotees are blessed with sons; then the devas ascend to heaven in a luminous upward movement, leaving the tīrtha glowing with promise.
FAQs
The Purāṇas present tīrtha-sevā as capable of transforming worldly suffering (like childlessness) into auspicious continuity of dharma through lineage.
The Dīrghikā tīrtha whose benefits are being proclaimed in this chapter’s phalaśruti.
Implied continuation of the prior prescription: faithful bathing at the tīrtha (especially on the stated auspicious time) yields the stated fruit.