Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रान्धनार्थी धनमाप्नुयात् । बहुवैरोऽरिनाशं च विद्यार्थी शास्त्रविद्भवेत्
aputro labhate putrāndhanārthī dhanamāpnuyāt | bahuvairo'rināśaṃ ca vidyārthī śāstravidbhavet
અપુત્રને પુત્રો પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે, ધનાર્થી ધન મેળવે છે; બહુ વૈર ધરાવનાર શત્રુનાશ પામે છે, અને વિદ્યાર્થી શાસ્ત્રવિદ્ બને છે।
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Puṣpāditya (shrine/deity)
Type: temple
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: Four vignettes around the central deity: a childless couple praying, a merchant offering coins, a troubled man seeking relief from foes, and a student with manuscripts receiving blessing—each linked to Puṣpāditya’s grace.
FAQs
Purāṇic devotion integrates worldly welfare with dharma: legitimate aims like progeny, prosperity, protection, and education are sought through sacred worship.
The tīrtha of Puṣpāditya within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Adhyāya 155 (site-name not stated in this verse).
Implied worship (pūjā) of Puṣpāditya as the means for these stated boons.