Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
नातिदीर्घेण कालेन ततस्तस्याभव तत्सुतः । यथोक्तस्तेन देवेन सर्वलक्षणलक्षितः
nātidīrgheṇa kālena tatastasyābhava tatsutaḥ | yathoktastena devena sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitaḥ
फार काळ न लोटताच त्याला पुत्र झाला—त्या देवाने जसे सांगितले होते तसेच—तो सर्व शुभ लक्षणांनी युक्त होता.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Vaṭa-sthala of Sūrya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A newborn son appears in Gālava’s family, radiant with auspicious signs, fulfilling Sūrya’s promise.
FAQs
Divine promises in tīrtha worship are presented as reliable: faith and prescribed observance culminate in tangible blessings.
The narrative supports the fame of Vaṭāditya/Vaṭeśvara as a giver of boons, especially progeny.
No new prescription; it reports the fruition of the earlier Saptamī devotion/fast.