Skandapurana 7.16.24_120

7.16.24_120

ityetatte mayā śiṣṭaṃ70 śriṣṭamliṣṭa71 vacoraṇi .
yathā bhūmiruhaḥ putro viśiṣṭaḥ koṣṭhajāt sutāt ..68..

Thus has this instruction been given to you by me in sweet and well-ordered words,
how a tree-son is superior to a son born of the womb.”