Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
ततः स भगवान्प्रोक्तः प्रणिपत्य मया मुहुः । अपत्यं नास्ति मे ब्रह्मंस्तेन दह्याम्यहर्निशम्
tataḥ sa bhagavānproktaḥ praṇipatya mayā muhuḥ | apatyaṃ nāsti me brahmaṃstena dahyāmyaharniśam
அப்போது நான் மீண்டும் மீண்டும் வணங்கி அந்தப் புனிதரிடம் கூறினேன்—“ஓ பிராமணரே, எனக்கு பிள்ளை இல்லை; அதனால் நான் பகலும் இரவும் எரிகிறேன்.”
The woman (listener/devotee) speaking to the sage
Scene: The woman repeatedly bows before the revered sage and confesses her burning grief: childlessness torments her day and night.
FAQs
Purāṇic narratives validate human suffering (like childlessness) and direct it toward dharmic seeking—humility, prayer, and right counsel.
The immediate verse does not name the tīrtha, but it belongs to a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter where remedies are tied to sacred-place worship.
None explicitly here; the verse sets up the request for a boon/remedy.
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