Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55
सूर्यवंशप्रतिष्ठित्यै वशिष्ठो मुनिसत्तमः । तस्यामुत्पादयामास मदयंत्यां सुतोत्तमम्
sūryavaṃśapratiṣṭhityai vaśiṣṭho munisattamaḥ | tasyāmutpādayāmāsa madayaṃtyāṃ sutottamam
Để củng cố và duy trì dòng dõi Sūryavaṃśa, hiền thánh Vasiṣṭha—bậc tối thượng trong các ẩn sĩ—đã khiến Madayantī sinh ra một người con ưu tú.
Narrator (context not explicit in excerpt; likely Purāṇic narrator)
Scene: Vasiṣṭha, serene and radiant, performs a sanctioned rite; Madayantī seated in modest royal attire receives the boon of an excellent son, with subtle solar emblems indicating Sūryavaṃśa continuity.
FAQs
Righteous lineage and social order are preserved through the blessings of realized sages; dharma is sustained by both kingship and ṛṣi-guidance.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse.
No explicit ritual is described; it attributes the birth to Vasiṣṭha’s spiritual agency.