Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 6
पुत्रकामो नरस्तत्र पुंलिंगान्यो जपेन्नरः । स लभेतेप्सितान्पुत्रान्यद्यपि स्याज्जरान्वितः
putrakāmo narastatra puṃliṃgānyo japennaraḥ | sa labhetepsitānputrānyadyapi syājjarānvitaḥ
جو مرد بیٹے کی آرزو رکھتا ہو وہ وہاں مذکر صیغے کے مناسب منتر جپے؛ اگرچہ وہ بڑھاپے کو پہنچا ہو، پھر بھی اپنے مطلوبہ بیٹے پا لیتا ہے۔
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.