Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 23
दाहांते भविता गर्भस्ततः पुत्रमवाप्स्यसि । राज्यभारक्षमं शूरं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्
dāhāṃte bhavitā garbhastataḥ putramavāpsyasi | rājyabhārakṣamaṃ śūraṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam
दाहकष्ट संपल्यावर तू गर्भवती होशील; त्यानंतर तुला एक पुत्र प्राप्त होईल—शूर, राज्यभार पेलण्यास समर्थ, आणि त्रिलोकी प्रसिद्ध।
Unspecified in snippet (context suggests a sage addressing a woman, likely Durvāsā in this adhyāya)
Scene: A sage proclaims that after the burning ends, conception will occur and a heroic son will be born—imagery of fire subsiding into a womb-lotus, and a future prince radiant with kṣātra splendor.
FAQs
Dharma undertaken with endurance yields auspicious worldly and spiritual fruits, including protection, prosperity, and noble progeny.
The verse occurs within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting; the specific named tīrtha is not stated in this single śloka.
No specific rite is prescribed here; it is a result-statement (phalaśruti) promising conception and a renowned son.