Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
तासु वै चिन्तितान् पुत्रानग्र्यानुत्पादयाम्यहम् । एष एव वरो देव दीयतां मे महेश्वर
tāsu vai cintitān putrānagryānutpādayāmyaham | eṣa eva varo deva dīyatāṃ me maheśvara
“اور ان کے ذریعے میں اپنے من چاہے برگزیدہ بیٹے پیدا کروں گا۔ اے دیو! یہی ور ہے—مجھے عطا فرمائیے، اے مہیشور۔”
Agni
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) and sixteen rivers
Type: river
Listener: Revā-māhātmya audience
Scene: Agni emphasizes the single boon: through the river-goddesses he will generate noble sons; Śiva listens, the rivers subtly present as a divine retinue.
FAQs
Boon-seeking is framed toward dharmic outcomes—Agni seeks progeny that will serve sacred purposes rather than mere personal gain.
The request continues within the Revā/Narmadā tīrtha setting, where river-divinities are central.
No explicit rite; it foreshadows the origin of ritual fires/energies that become integral to adhvara (sacrifice).