Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 65
एवं यः कुरुते भक्त्या व्रतं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् । त्रिःसप्तकुलमुद्धृत्य भुक्त्वा भोगान्यथेप्सि तान्
evaṃ yaḥ kurute bhaktyā vrataṃ trailokyaviśrutam | triḥsaptakulamuddhṛtya bhuktvā bhogānyathepsi tān
Ang sinumang gumanap nang ganito, nang may debosyon, sa panatang bantog sa tatlong daigdig—na naiangat ang tatlong ulit na pitong salinlahi ng kanyang angkan—ay tatamasahin ang ninanais na biyaya at kaganapan.
Unknown (contextual narrator/instructor within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A devotee performs a vow with lamp, water-pot, and offerings; behind him, a luminous ancestral line (seven above, seven below, and the present) is shown being lifted by a stream of light/merit.
FAQs
Devotional discipline benefits not only the practitioner but also one’s lineage, extending merit across generations.
No specific sacred geography is mentioned; the verse proclaims the vow’s fame and results.
The verse summarizes the fruit of performing the prescribed vrata with devotion.