Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
प्रत्येकं वरपुत्राणां वंशवृद्धिकरं परम् । आनंदजननं सम्यक्सर्वेषां राष्ट्रवासिनाम्
pratyekaṃ varaputrāṇāṃ vaṃśavṛddhikaraṃ param | ānaṃdajananaṃ samyaksarveṣāṃ rāṣṭravāsinām
Setiap putera yang diberkati itu, seorang demi seorang, amat menumbuhkan keturunan diraja, dan sungguh menjadi punca sukacita bagi seluruh rakyat yang mendiami negeri.
Sūta (deduced from immediate narrative context in Mahātmya-style telling; explicit in nearby verses)
Listener: Ṛṣis/brāhmaṇas
Scene: A panoramic kingdom scene: many princes in training, citizens celebrating, granaries full, temples active—symbolizing ‘vaṃśa-vṛddhi’ and ‘ānanda’ for all residents.
FAQs
Merit (puṇya) and dharmic conduct support both personal continuity (lineage) and collective happiness (public welfare).
The surrounding passage belongs to a Tīrthamāhātmya in Nāgara Khaṇḍa; the specific tirtha is identified in the same adhyāya as the narrative proceeds.
No explicit rite is stated here; it summarizes the auspicious social and dynastic fruits associated with dharma and the tirtha’s influence.