Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
ततःप्रभृति लोके च स वटादित्यसंज्ञितः । पुत्रप्रदो ह्यपुत्राणां विख्यातो भुवनत्रये
tataḥprabhṛti loke ca sa vaṭādityasaṃjñitaḥ | putraprado hyaputrāṇāṃ vikhyāto bhuvanatraye
Dès lors, dans le monde, il fut appelé « Vaṭāditya », renommé dans les trois mondes comme celui qui accorde des fils aux sans-enfants.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Vaṭāditya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvija audience (implied)
Scene: A radiant Sūrya icon beneath/near a grand banyan (vaṭa), with pilgrims offering arghya; a subtle inscription-like banner ‘Vaṭāditya’; families praying for children.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes authoritative through remembered results: Vaṭāditya is celebrated because devotees experience compassionate boons.
Vaṭāditya—Sūrya worship connected with a sacred banyan (vaṭa).
No specific rite here; it states the phala (benefit) and renown of worship at Vaṭāditya.