Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33
पुत्रपौत्रधनैर्युक्तो जायते नात्र संशयः । जंबूर्मेघैः परिवृता विद्युताऽशोक एव च
putrapautradhanairyukto jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | jaṃbūrmeghaiḥ parivṛtā vidyutā'śoka eva ca
ಅವನು ಪುತ್ರ-ಪೌತ್ರ-ಧನಗಳಿಂದ ಯುಕ್ತನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ—ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಶಯವಿಲ್ಲ. ಮೇಘಗಳಿಂದ ಆವರಿತ ಜಂಬೂ, ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಸಹಿತವಾಗಿ, ಅಶೋಕವೃಕ್ಷದೊಡನೆ ಶೋಭಿಸುತ್ತದೆ।
Skanda (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Jambū-vṛkṣa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A majestic Jambū tree stands as a sacred pillar; monsoon clouds encircle it, lightning forks in the sky; nearby an Aśoka tree blooms; devotees worship at the base, suggesting boons of lineage and wealth.
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Pilgrimage devotion is framed as both spiritually potent and socially auspicious, yielding lineage and prosperity as secondary fruits.
A Jambū-centered sacred setting within the Tīrthamāhātmya is implied; this verse alone does not specify the named tīrtha.
The verse primarily states results (sons, wealth) and describes the sacred grove imagery rather than prescribing a new act.
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