Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 73
वरयोग्यास्मि चेन्नाथ नान्यं वरमहं वृणे । महेशसदृशं पुत्रं देहि माहेश्वरानव
varayogyāsmi cennātha nānyaṃ varamahaṃ vṛṇe | maheśasadṛśaṃ putraṃ dehi māheśvarānava
ข้าแต่นาถะ หากข้าคู่ควรแก่พร ข้ามิขอพรอื่นใด โปรดประทานบุตรผู้ดุจพระมเหศะ—เป็นหน่ออ่อนใหม่แห่งสายมเหศวร (ไศวะ)
Wife of Viśvānara
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The wife, resolute, asks for a son like Maheśa—an image of Śiva’s qualities manifesting in human form; the moment is charged with devotional aspiration and heroic resolve for a dharmic lineage.
FAQs
The highest desires are aligned with divinity—seeking progeny not merely for lineage, but for dharmic, Śiva-like qualities.
Implicitly the Śaiva sphere of Kāśī in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa; the verse itself glorifies Maheśa rather than a named tīrtha.
No explicit ritual; it is a putra-related boon request rooted in Śaiva devotion.