Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
अहं तपश्चरिष्यामि पुत्रार्थं द्विजसत्तम । अनुज्ञां देहि मे येन तोषयामि महेश्वरम् । पुत्रो येन भवेन्मह्यं वंशवृद्धिकरः परः
ahaṃ tapaścariṣyāmi putrārthaṃ dvijasattama | anujñāṃ dehi me yena toṣayāmi maheśvaram | putro yena bhavenmahyaṃ vaṃśavṛddhikaraḥ paraḥ
“Wahai yang terbaik antara kaum dua-kelahiran, demi memperoleh seorang putera aku akan menjalani tapa. Kurniakanlah keizinan kepadaku agar aku dapat menyenangkan Maheśvara; dan dengan rahmat-Nya, semoga lahir bagiku seorang putera yang unggul, yang menambah kemuliaan zuriat.”
Piṅgalā (implied by context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devoted woman addresses a venerable sage (dvijasattama), hands folded, declaring her intent to perform austerities for a son and requesting permission to worship Mahādeva.
FAQs
Sincere tapas directed to Śiva, undertaken with permission and humility, is presented as a dharmic means to fulfill righteous desires.
No site-name appears in this verse; the larger Tīrthamāhātmya context implies a sacred field (kṣetra) where Śiva is pleased.
Tapas (austerity) to please Maheśvara is stated; details of the practice are given in subsequent verses.