Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 2
पुरा दशरथो राजा पुत्रेष्टिनाम नामतः । चकार विधिवद्यज्ञं पुत्रार्थं यत्र चादरात्
purā daśaratho rājā putreṣṭināma nāmataḥ | cakāra vidhivadyajñaṃ putrārthaṃ yatra cādarāt
പുരാതനകാലത്ത് രാജാവ് ദശരഥൻ പുത്രാർത്ഥമായി അവിടെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം ‘പുത്രേഷ്ടി’ എന്ന യജ്ഞം ആദരത്തോടെ നടത്തി।
Agastya (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kṣīrodaka
Type: kund
Scene: King Daśaratha in royal sacrificial enclosure performs Putreṣṭi with ṛtviks; fire altar blazing; offerings poured; queens watching with hope; the tīrtha’s presence suggested by nearby sacred water and trees.
FAQs
Ritual performed with vidhi and śraddhā at a sanctified place becomes a powerful means for desired dharmic aims.
The verse points to the Kṣīrodaka-area tīrtha context where Daśaratha’s Putreṣṭi is associated.
Performance of the Putreṣṭi (Putrakāmeṣṭi) yajña according to proper ritual procedure.