Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24
नापुत्रो नाधनो रोगी सप्तजन्मसु जायते । एकविंशतिं पितुः पक्षे मातुश्वैवेकविंशतिम्
nāputro nādhano rogī saptajanmasu jāyate | ekaviṃśatiṃ pituḥ pakṣe mātuśvaivekaviṃśatim
Selama tujuh kelahiran, dia tidak lahir tanpa anak lelaki, tidak miskin, dan tidak berpenyakit. Dia menyelamatkan dua puluh satu keturunan di pihak bapa, dan demikian juga dua puluh satu di pihak ibu.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Śūlabheda
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nṛpa (King)
Scene: A symbolic tableau: the pilgrim stands before Śiva’s shrine while behind him appear two ancestral ‘trees’—paternal and maternal—each with 21 luminous ancestor figures ascending, signifying uplift; the pilgrim is crowned by blessings of health, wealth, and children.
FAQs
Tīrtha-sevā is framed as both worldly welfare and transgenerational upliftment of one’s lineage.
Śūlabheda-tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa, praised for powerful lineage-benefits.
The verse states results (phalaśruti); the implied practice is tīrtha-bathing/rites at Śūlabheda described in the surrounding verses.