Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61
बिभ्यत्पतिव्रतास्पर्शं कुरुते भानुमानपि । सोमो गन्धर्व एवापि स्वपावित्र्याय नान्यथा
bibhyatpativratāsparśaṃ kurute bhānumānapi | somo gandharva evāpi svapāvitryāya nānyathā
حتى الشمسُ المتألّقة، رهبةً وإجلالاً، تلتمسُ مسَّ pativratā؛ وكذلك القمرُ والغاندهرفا لا يفعلون ذلك إلا لتطهير أنفسهم، لا لسببٍ آخر.
Unknown (contextual narrator within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa; likely a Purāṇic teacher-voice)
Tirtha: Pativratā-sparśa-pāvanatā (conceptual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Personified Sūrya and Soma with halos approach a serene pativratā, extending hands in reverence; a Gandharva with vīṇā stands nearby; the act is framed as seeking purification, not romance.
FAQs
Moral-spiritual purity is depicted as higher than cosmic power; even celestial beings honor it as a means of purification.
No geographical tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies virtue itself as a purifier greater than place.
None; the verse is doctrinal praise (stuti) of pativratā-dharma.