Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
पुत्रेण लोकाञ्जयति पौत्रेणानन्त्यमश्नुते । अथ पुत्रस्य पौत्रेण नाकमेवाधिरोहति
putreṇa lokāñjayati pautreṇānantyamaśnute | atha putrasya pautreṇa nākamevādhirohati
പുത്രനാൽ മനുഷ്യൻ ലോകങ്ങളെ ജയിക്കുന്നു; പൗത്രനാൽ അനന്തപദം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു; പുത്രന്റെ പൗത്രനാൽ സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തിലേക്കുതന്നെ आरोഹിക്കുന്നു.
Śrī Prahlāda (continuation of discourse)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative household scene: an elder seated in calm dignity, with son, grandson, and great-grandson in a line offering respectful salutations; subtle celestial pathway hinted above, symbolizing ascent through dharmic lineage.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma praises virtuous lineage and progeny as supports for merit, continuity of dharma, and higher attainments.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it appears within the broader Dvārakā Māhātmya discourse.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse speaks of dharmic outcomes associated with progeny and generational continuity.