Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5
पुत्रानुत्पादनाच्चैव पितृणामृणवान्भवेत् । विनापि ब्रह्मचर्येण विना यागं विना सुतम्
putrānutpādanāccaiva pitṛṇāmṛṇavānbhavet | vināpi brahmacaryeṇa vinā yāgaṃ vinā sutam
Dan dengan tidak memperoleh putera, seseorang menjadi berhutang kepada para Pitṛ (leluhur). Walau tanpa brahmacarya, tanpa yajña, dan tanpa zuriat—beban hutang itu tetap ada.
Sūta (contextual)
Tirtha: Ṛṇamokṣa
Type: tirtha
Scene: An elder couple without children offers water with sesame to ancestral figures; the atmosphere is sober, emphasizing pitṛ-ṛṇa and the longing for release.
FAQs
Ancestral obligation (pitṛ-ṛṇa) is treated as a real dharmic bond; household duties sustain lineage and ancestral rites.
This teaching underpins the merit of Ṛṇamocana tīrtha in the Setu region.
Implicitly, fulfilling pitṛ-dharma through progeny and the life of prescribed rites; the verse highlights consequences of omission.