Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76
किं जातैर्बहुभिः पुत्रैर्गणनापूरकात्मकैः । वरमेको भवेत्पुत्रश्चक्रतीर्थं तु यो व्रजेत्
kiṃ jātairbahubhiḥ putrairgaṇanāpūrakātmakaiḥ | varameko bhavetputraścakratīrthaṃ tu yo vrajet
ਅਨੇਕ ਪੁੱਤਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਕੀ ਲਾਭ, ਜੋ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਗਿਣਤੀ ਪੂਰੀ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਹੋਣ? ਚੰਗਾ ਹੈ ਇਕੋ ਪੁੱਤਰ—ਜੋ ਚਕ੍ਰਤੀਰਥ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਵੇ।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: A disciple/son addressed as ‘putra’ (contextual)
Scene: A householder elder instructs a young son: many sons are futile if they lack dharma; one devoted son sets out toward Cakratīrtha at Dvārakā, with the sea and temple flags in the distance.
FAQs
Quality of dharma matters more than social quantity; a single devoted pilgrim-son surpasses many indifferent heirs.
Cakratīrtha, as a defining pilgrimage that reflects true filial and spiritual responsibility.
Pilgrimage to Cakratīrtha (implying performance of ancestral/merit-gaining rites there).