Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 91
अथ सा विस्मिता साध्वी समाहूय नृपात्मजम् । स्वपुत्रं प्रतिनंद्याह मानयन्ती शिवार्चनम्
atha sā vismitā sādhvī samāhūya nṛpātmajam | svaputraṃ pratinaṃdyāha mānayantī śivārcanam
પછી તે સાધ્વી સ્ત્રી આશ્ચર્યચકિત થઈ રાજપુત્રને બોલાવી. પોતાના પુત્રને આશીર્વાદ આપી, શિવાર્ચનનું માન રાખીને તેણે કહ્યું.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; unspecified in snippet)
Scene: A virtuous mother, surprised yet composed, calls the prince/son near, blesses him with a raised hand, and gestures toward a simple Śiva-worship setup, indicating reverence before action.
FAQs
True virtue recognizes divine grace as rooted in worship and encourages dharmic action guided by reverence for Śiva.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse highlights the merit of Śivārcana.
Śivārcana (worship of Śiva) is implicitly upheld as the source of merit behind the blessing.