Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76
किं जातैर्बहुभिः पुत्रैर्गणनापूरकात्मकैः । वरमेको भवेत्पुत्रश्चक्रतीर्थं तु यो व्रजेत्
kiṃ jātairbahubhiḥ putrairgaṇanāpūrakātmakaiḥ | varameko bhavetputraścakratīrthaṃ tu yo vrajet
Nhiều con trai chỉ để đủ số thì ích gì? Thà có một người con—người biết đến Cakratīrtha—còn quý hơn.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: A disciple/son addressed as ‘putra’ (contextual)
Scene: A householder elder instructs a young son: many sons are futile if they lack dharma; one devoted son sets out toward Cakratīrtha at Dvārakā, with the sea and temple flags in the distance.
FAQs
Quality of dharma matters more than social quantity; a single devoted pilgrim-son surpasses many indifferent heirs.
Cakratīrtha, as a defining pilgrimage that reflects true filial and spiritual responsibility.
Pilgrimage to Cakratīrtha (implying performance of ancestral/merit-gaining rites there).