Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
अष्टौ पुत्रान्ददौ तस्मै कन्यां चैकां यशस्विनीम् । स तु प्राप्याभिलषितं कृतकृत्यो नराधिपः
aṣṭau putrāndadau tasmai kanyāṃ caikāṃ yaśasvinīm | sa tu prāpyābhilaṣitaṃ kṛtakṛtyo narādhipaḥ
Baginda mengurniakan kepadanya lapan orang putera dan seorang puteri yang mulia lagi termasyhur. Setelah memperoleh apa yang dihajati, raja itu pun berasa tujuan hidupnya telah sempurna.
Śiva (addressing Pārvatī)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: Śiva grants a boon; the scene shifts to the royal household blessed with eight sons and one daughter, with the king’s serene fulfillment emphasized.
FAQs
When devotion ripens into divine favor, legitimate worldly aims (like progeny) can be fulfilled without violating dharma.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a place where Śiva’s grace quickly bears fruit.
No separate rite is detailed here; it records the fruit (phala) of Śaṅkara worship—progeny and fulfillment.