Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
पश्चिमे वयसि प्राप्ते तस्य पुत्रो बभूव ह । परावसुरिति ख्यातस्तस्य प्राणसमः सदा
paścime vayasi prāpte tasya putro babhūva ha | parāvasuriti khyātastasya prāṇasamaḥ sadā
Lorsqu’il parvint à l’âge avancé, un fils lui naquit, connu sous le nom de Parāvasu, toujours aussi cher à lui que son propre souffle.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvija-sattamas (sages)
Scene: An elderly brāhmaṇa couple receives a newborn son, Parāvasu; the father holds the child close, eyes moist with joy; household ritual items indicate auspicious birth rites.
FAQs
Purāṇas highlight household life and lineage as arenas for dharma, devotion, and the unfolding of sacred destiny.
Not named in this verse; it continues within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative frame.
None.