Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
पुत्रकामो नरस्तत्र पुंलिंगान्यो जपेन्नरः । स लभेतेप्सितान्पुत्रान्यद्यपि स्याज्जरान्वितः
putrakāmo narastatra puṃliṃgānyo japennaraḥ | sa labhetepsitānputrānyadyapi syājjarānvitaḥ
மகப்பேறு விரும்பும் ஆண் அங்கே புல்லிங்க மந்திரங்களை ஜபிக்க வேண்டும். முதுமை வந்திருந்தாலும் அவன் விரும்பிய புதல்வர்களைப் பெறுவான்.
Sūta
Type: pitha
Scene: An elderly couple at a sanctified pīṭha within a tīrtha precinct; the man seated in japa posture with rudrākṣa-mālā, a small śiva-liṅga or pīṭha-stone before him; attendants offering water and bilva; a subtle aura indicating mantra-siddhi and the blessing of progeny.
FAQs
The Purāṇic view integrates worldly aims with dharma: when sought through sacred means (tīrtha and japa), even difficult desires become attainable.
The same powerful pīṭha of Adhyāya 36, presented as granting putra-phala (progeny).
Japa of specified “puṁliṅga” (masculine-form) formulas/mantras for one who seeks sons.