Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 49
न स्त्री वैधव्यमाप्नोति सांबादित्यस्य सेवनात् । वंध्या पुत्रं प्रसूयेत शुद्धरूपसमन्वितम्
na strī vaidhavyamāpnoti sāṃbādityasya sevanāt | vaṃdhyā putraṃ prasūyeta śuddharūpasamanvitam
ដោយសេវាភក្តិចំពោះសាំបាទិត្យ ស្ត្រីមិនធ្លាក់ចូលសភាពមេម៉ាយឡើយ; ហើយស្ត្រីដែលគ្មានកូនក៏អាចប្រសូតកូនប្រុសមានរូបរាងបរិសុទ្ធ និងមង្គលបាន។
Skanda
Tirtha: Sāmbāditya-tīrtha (Sāmbakuṇḍa-associated)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Women devotees offer arghya and flowers to Sāmbāditya; one prays for her husband’s protection, another for conception; the sun’s rays are depicted as healing and blessing, with a calm shrine and kuṇḍa nearby.
FAQs
The Purāṇic tradition highlights deity-sevā as a source of protection, household auspiciousness, and continuity of family life.
The broader passage is part of the Sāmbāditya/Sāmbakuṇḍa glorification in Kāśī.
No detailed rite is specified here; the emphasis is on sustained sevanā (devotional worship/service) of Sāmbāditya.