Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 16
भुंक्ते भुक्ते स्वामिनि च तिष्ठ ति त्वनुतिष्ठति । विनिद्रिते या निद्राति प्रथमं परिबुध्यति
bhuṃkte bhukte svāmini ca tiṣṭha ti tvanutiṣṭhati | vinidrite yā nidrāti prathamaṃ paribudhyati
স্বামী ভোজন কৰিলে তাই ভোজন কৰে; স্বামী থিয় হ’লে তাইও তেনেদৰে থিয় থাকে। স্বামী শুই থাকিলে তাই শোৱে—কিন্তু সৰ্বপ্ৰথমে জাগে।
Sūta
Scene: A quiet domestic sequence in three beats: the husband eats and the wife eats after attending; he rises and she rises in support; he sleeps and she sleeps lightly, awakening first at dawn to begin duties.
FAQs
It depicts disciplined, attentive service as a hallmark of the pativratā ideal in household life.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse focuses on domestic dharma.
No formal ritual; it prescribes daily observances of attentiveness and readiness in service.