Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15
मेनया च सुनीत्या च संज्ञया स्वाहया समाः । पतिव्रतानां धर्मा हि मुनिना च प्रकीर्तिताः
menayā ca sunītyā ca saṃjñayā svāhayā samāḥ | pativratānāṃ dharmā hi muninā ca prakīrtitāḥ
তেওঁলোক মেনা, সুনীতি, সংজ্ঞা আৰু স্বাহাৰ সৈতে তুলনীয়। নিশ্চয়ই পতিব্ৰতা নাৰীৰ ধৰ্মসমূহ মুনিয়ে প্ৰখ্যাত কৰি কৈছে।
Sūta
Scene: A sage formally concludes: ‘the dharmas of pativratās have been proclaimed,’ while visions of Menā, Sunīti, Saṃjñā, and Svāhā appear as archetypes—maternal steadiness, royal endurance, cosmic order, and sacrificial sanctity.
FAQs
Pativratā-dharma is a codified ethical ideal endorsed by sages and illustrated through revered exemplars.
No holy site is named in this verse.
No specific ritual is stated; the verse emphasizes authoritative proclamation of dharma by sages.