Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
वरैरङ्गिरसश्चापि बृहस्पतिरजायत । यथाभिलषितः पुत्रो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः
varairaṅgirasaścāpi bṛhaspatirajāyata | yathābhilaṣitaḥ putro vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ
તે વરોના પ્રભાવથી અંગિરસને ત્યાં બૃહસ્પતિ જન્મ્યા—ઇચ્છિત તે પુત્ર, જે વેદ અને વેદાંગોમાં પારંગત હતો।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Scene: The boon ripens into birth: Bṛhaspati is born to Aṅgiras, depicted as luminous, carrying the aura of Veda-knowledge and the dignity of a divine counselor.
FAQs
Śiva’s boon bears fruit as dhārmic progeny—embodied here as Bṛhaspati, the archetype of sacred wisdom.
The narrative belongs to the Aṅgiras Tīrtha Māhātmya context in Revā Khaṇḍa.
No direct ritual; it presents the result (Bṛhaspati’s birth) of prior tapas and Śiva worship.
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