Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17
सन्तानं नय मे वृद्धिं गोत्ररक्षां कुरुष्व मे । अपुत्रिणां गृहाणीह श्मशानसदृशानि हि
santānaṃ naya me vṛddhiṃ gotrarakṣāṃ kuruṣva me | aputriṇāṃ gṛhāṇīha śmaśānasadṛśāni hi
എന്റെ സന്താനത്തെ വർദ്ധിപ്പിക്കണമേ, എന്റെ ഗോത്രത്തെ സംരക്ഷിക്കണമേ. കാരണം ഇവിടെ പുത്രഹീനരുടെ വീടുകൾ സത്യമായും ശ്മശാനസദൃശങ്ങളാണ്.
Devapanna (the king)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha setting (chapter-context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king gestures toward his palace/home imagined as desolate like a cremation ground; behind him, a faint vision of empty halls contrasts with Devī’s promise of life and continuity.
FAQs
In Purāṇic gṛhastha-dharma, progeny is linked with continuity of duties—care of ancestors and preservation of the family line.
No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it continues the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative of seeking Devi’s grace.
Implicitly, the request pertains to enabling lineage-duties (such as śrāddha), though the verse itself is a plea rather than a prescription.