Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
ततः प्रभाते विमले प्रोद्गते रविमंडले । दितिः संजनयामास सप्तधा सप्त बालकान्
tataḥ prabhāte vimale prodgate ravimaṃḍale | ditiḥ saṃjanayāmāsa saptadhā sapta bālakān
Puis, à l'aube pure, lorsque le disque solaire se fut levé, Diti donna naissance à sept groupes de sept enfants.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa context; traditionally Sūta)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At spotless dawn with the sun risen, Diti gives birth to seven groups of seven children—49 in total—framed by morning purity.
FAQs
Dawn imagery frames renewal: despite violence and obstruction, life and destined outcomes manifest under cosmic order.
No specific location is cited in this verse.
None explicitly; the mention of dawn can support general dharmic emphasis on auspicious timing, but no rite is stated.