Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37
अपुत्रस्तत्र यः श्राद्धं करोति सुतवांछया । पुत्रं विशिष्टमासाद्य पितॄणामनृणो हि सः
aputrastatra yaḥ śrāddhaṃ karoti sutavāṃchayā | putraṃ viśiṣṭamāsādya pitṝṇāmanṛṇo hi saḥ
Di tempat suci itu, seorang lelaki yang tidak mempunyai anak, jika melakukan śrāddha dengan hasrat memperoleh zuriat, akan mendapat seorang putera yang unggul; dengan itu, sungguhlah dia terlepas daripada hutang kepada Pitṛ (leluhur).
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa tīrthamāhātmya narration style)
Scene: A childless man performs śrāddha at a riverside tīrtha: piṇḍa offerings on darbha, water libations; pitṛs subtly depicted receiving; a hopeful aura of lineage continuation.
FAQs
Śrāddha performed at a powerful tīrtha is portrayed as both dharma toward ancestors and a means to remove familial lack (sonlessness), fulfilling Pitṛ-obligations.
The verse points to the same serpent-associated tīrtha being praised throughout this adhyāya (a Nāga/ahi-sambhava tīrtha), though its proper name is not stated in this single verse.
Performing śrāddha at that tīrtha with the intention of obtaining a son.