Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
अपुत्रो वा नरो योऽथ नारी वा पूजयिष्यति । एतां यष्टिं त्वदीयां च पुत्रवान्स भविष्यति
aputro vā naro yo'tha nārī vā pūjayiṣyati | etāṃ yaṣṭiṃ tvadīyāṃ ca putravānsa bhaviṣyati
Qu’il s’agisse d’un homme sans fils ou d’une femme, quiconque vénère ce bâton qui est tien sera béni d’une descendance.
Brāhmaṇas
Type: kshetra
Listener: Rāma (and future pilgrims)
Scene: A childless man and a woman approach the iron staff shrine with offerings; their faces show longing turning to hope; later, a cradle scene symbolizes the boon of offspring.
FAQs
Householder aspirations are integrated into dharma: sincere worship in a sacred context is portrayed as removing obstacles to progeny.
The promise is situated in Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya; the verse itself does not specify the tīrtha name.
Pūjā of the lohayaṣṭi with the intention of obtaining offspring.