Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
यया वंशधरः पुत्रो दीर्घायुर्दृढविक्रमः । त्वत्प्रसादाद्भवेद्देवि तथा त्वं कर्तुमर्हसि
yayā vaṃśadharaḥ putro dīrghāyurdṛḍhavikramaḥ | tvatprasādādbhaveddevi tathā tvaṃ kartumarhasi
اے دیوی، اپنی کرپا سے ایسا کر کہ ایک ایسا بیٹا پیدا ہو جو نسل کو سنبھالے، دراز عمر ہو اور ثابت قدم شجاعت رکھتا ہو؛ یہ کرنا تمہیں زیب دیتا ہے۔
King (addressing Devī/Pārvatī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The petitioner describes the desired son: lineage-bearer, long-lived, firm in valor; Devī listens, poised to respond, with Śiva as silent witness.
FAQs
Desires are framed within dharma: progeny is sought not merely for pleasure but for sustaining lineage and righteous strength.
Not specified in this verse; it continues a tīrtha-context dialogue without naming the locale.
None stated; it is a direct supplication for Devī’s prasāda.