Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 82
अयोनिजा भविष्यामस्तव पुत्रा वरानने । योनिवासे महाप्राज्ञि देवा नैव व्रजन्ति च
ayonijā bhaviṣyāmastava putrā varānane | yonivāse mahāprājñi devā naiva vrajanti ca
ഹേ വരാനനേ! ഞങ്ങൾ നിന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരാകും, യോനിജരല്ലാതെ. ഹേ മഹാപ്രാജ്ഞേ! ദേവന്മാർ യോനിവാസമുള്ള ജന്മത്തിലേക്ക് പ്രവേശിക്കുകയില്ല.
Devas (collectively), addressing Anasūyā (deduced from immediate context of Anasūyā’s boon narrative)
Listener: Devī (varānane/mahāprājñī)
Scene: Three great gods address a radiant goddess, promising to become her sons without womb-birth; the goddess is depicted as mahāprājñī, serene yet powerful, with a luminous aura.
FAQs
Intense tapas and purity can draw divine grace so extraordinary that even the mode of birth is transformed into a miraculous boon.
The Revā (Narmadā) region is the sacred setting, emphasizing the river’s māhātmya as a field where divine boons manifest.
No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse; it highlights the fruit of tapas and divine favor.