Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 78
विष्णुरुवाच । पूज्या यत्पुत्रतां यान्ति न कदाचिच्छ्रुतं मया । शुभे ददामि पुत्रांस्ते देवतुल्यपराक्रमान् । रूपवन्तो गुणोपेतान्यज्विनश्च बहुश्रुतान्
viṣṇuruvāca | pūjyā yatputratāṃ yānti na kadācicchrutaṃ mayā | śubhe dadāmi putrāṃste devatulyaparākramān | rūpavanto guṇopetānyajvinaśca bahuśrutān
વિષ્ણુએ કહ્યું—હે પૂજ્યા, પૂજનીય દેવો પુત્રત્વમાં પ્રવેશે એવી વાત મેં કદી સાંભળી નથી. છતાં હે શુભે, હું તને દેવતુલ્ય પરાક્રમી, રૂપવાન, ગુણસંપન્ન, યજ્ઞનિષ્ઠ અને બહુશ્રુત એવા પુત્રો અર્પું છું.
Viṣṇu
Listener: Anasūyā
Scene: Viṣṇu speaks gently yet firmly to Anasūyā, expressing wonder at the request; he then bestows a blessing of sons with divine-like radiance—handsome, virtuous, learned, and yajña-devoted.
FAQs
Divine grace answers devotion by granting dharmic progeny—virtuous, learned, and devoted to sacred duties.
The verse is narrative; the larger context remains within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred geography.
Yajña-oriented dharma is praised indirectly through the quality “yajvinaḥ” (performers of sacrifice).
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